Starving
/ˈstɑɹvɪŋ/ adj, noun, verb
adj, noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 starvation
"[…] surely there have been atrocities which demanded of the white man the punishment of the evil-doer; but far more have been the starvings and the flights and the extinguishments which have visited the Indian, for the offence of living […]"
- 2 the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine wordnet
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of starve form-of, gerund, participle, present
"It is time the international community faced the reality: we have an unmanageable, unfair, distortionary global tax regime. […] It is the starving of the public sector which has been pivotal in America no longer being the land of opportunity – with a child's life prospects more dependent on the income and education of its parents than in other advanced countries."
Adjective
- 1 Extremely hungry
Adjective
- 1 suffering from lack of food wordnet
Example
More examples"Provide starving people with food."