starving
Translation
starving, very hungry
Examples
I'm absolutely starving, I haven't eaten all day.
I'm absolutely starving, I haven't eaten all day.
The starving children needed urgent help.
The starving children needed urgent help.
Grammar Patterns
((be)) starving to be very hungry I'm starving, let's get some food.
Similar Words
Synonyms: famished, ravenous; Antonyms: full, sated
Etymology
From Old English 'steorfan' (to die), which later narrowed to mean 'to die from hunger'.
Memory Tips
An extreme way to say 'very hungry'. Imagine you're so hungry you could eat a star.