Definition
to starve: to suffer or die from hunger; to deprive of food
-Why are you starving yourself? -I want to lose weight.
starvation: hunger, famishment, lack of food
There are many people in the world who die of starvation.
I'm starving!: I'm really hungry! I need food! I am famished!
to starve to death: to die of malnutrition, hunger, lack of food
Pronunciation examples
UK: I haven't eaten since yesterday and I'm starving.
US: There are many people in the world who die of starvation.
- "Literally starving."
- "Do I need to remind you about the starving children in the third world?"
- "-I'm starvin'!"
- "Perhaps you will even be lucky enough to see the ghost of the little boy who starved to death in the dungeon."
- "The crops have failed, the cows are as skinny as a supermodel, and I'm starving."
- "We're practically saving them from starvation."
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