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starving

/ˈstɑɹvɪŋ/noun, adjective2 syllables

Starving means: suffering from lack of food.

Synonyms for starving4

noun, as in the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine

starvation

adjective, as in suffering from lack of food

starved, malnourished

also used for starving

ravenous

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What does starving mean?2

adjective

1

suffering from lack of food

noun

1

the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine“the besiegers used starvation to induce surrender”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with starving?1

two syllables

carving
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Starving in a sentence

  • We are drowning in information, while starving for wisdom.Hybrid
  • He was starving, he did not have what to eat.Aghanim
  • The boy did not eat, he is starving.Aghanim
  • We're starving and homeless, but at least we got rid of all the foreigners.mailohilohi
  • He woke up starving; but after getting outside a substantial breakfast, he felt splendid.halfb1t
  • Surprisingly, the starving farm cat ate moldy white bread and lime jello.Eccles17
  • I gasped with surprise at the horrible picture of the starving people.mccarras
  • I'd been on my own all week and was starving for conversation.CK

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Forms of starving

as a noun

plural
starvings