starving
/ˈstɑːrvɪŋ/
adjective
- Suffering or dying from lack of food; extremely hungry.
- After the long hike, I was absolutely starving and ate three sandwiches.
- The starving refugees lined up for the aid shipment.
- The zoo rescued a starving bear that had been kept in a tiny cage.
- Extremely lacking in something essential or desired.
- She felt starving for affection after moving to a new city alone.
- The garden is starving for water after weeks without rain.
- The company is starving for new ideas to stay competitive.
verb
- Present participle of starve; the act of suffering or dying from hunger, or causing someone to do so.
- The stray cats were starving during the harsh winter.
- The prisoners were starving in the dungeon with no food for days.
- The cruel king was starving his people by hoarding all the grain.