adj
Meaning 1
Extremely hungry
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ravenous
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
starving
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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General-American: /ˈstɑɹvɪŋ/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈstɑːvɪŋ/
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rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)vɪŋ
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CMU ARPABET: S T AA1 R V IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
starvation
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
present participle and gerund of starve
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
suffering from lack of food
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: starved
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the besiegers used starvation to induce surrender
- they were charged with the starvation of children in their care
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: starvation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: privation, deprivation
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Real reading context