What does starving mean?
Definitions for starving
starv·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
starvation, starvingadjective
the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine
"the besiegers used starvation to induce surrender"; "they were charged with the starvation of children in their care"
starved, starvingadjective
suffering from lack of food
Webster Dictionary
Starving
of Starve
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of starving in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of starving in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of starving in a Sentence
My salary is not enough to cover even my basic needs. My students are starving, they are destroying the social security system ... I don't know if we will ever see our pensions.
Raul Juarez/Congresswoman-Elect Dlia Ramirez:
I am clear that anyone willing to risk dying, starving or even being raped in the long journey through desert, cold and tunnels is crossing because they feel like there is no other solution to their situation. Their migration is the only way they see themselves and loved ones surviving deep poverty and, in some cases, persecution, my mother wouldn’t have risked my life or hers had it not been the only option she saw for her unborn child to have a chance at a life and childhood better than hers.
We are in misery and we are starving, we cannot stand it anymore.
America is an enormous frosted cupcake in the middle of millions of starving people.
When you are not physically starving, you have the luxury to realize psychic and emotional starvation.
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