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Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ˈstɑrvɪŋ/ · UK /ˈstɑːvɪŋ/
starving means: Extremely hungry and wanting food immediately.
adjective
VERY HUNGRYA2
Extremely hungry and wanting food immediately.
- I am starving!
- We were starving after the long walk.
- Are you starving, or can lunch wait?
noun
LACK OF FOODC2
The suffering or death caused by having too little food for a long time.
- Starving was a constant danger during the siege.
- Relief workers tried to prevent starving among displaced families.
- The report described deaths from starving during the famine.
Questions about starving
What does starving mean?
Extremely hungry and wanting food immediately.
What is starving in other languages?
Türkçe: çok aç · Español: hambriento · Français: affamé · Deutsch: ausgehungert · Italiano: affamato · 日本語: 腹ぺこだ
How do you pronounce starving?
In American English /ˈstɑrvɪŋ/; in British English /ˈstɑːvɪŋ/.
How do you use starving in a sentence?
I am starving! We were starving after the long walk.
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