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
Wikipedia
Starving
Starving is a song by American singer Hailee Steinfeld and American duo Grey, featuring Russian-German producer Zedd. The song was written by Grey members Michael Trewartha and Kyle Trewartha, Robert McCurdy, Christopher Petrosino, and Asia Whiteacre. It was released on July 22, 2016, through Republic Records and Universal Music Group. "Starving" is included on the Japanese edition of Steinfeld's debut extended play, Haiz (2015). It serves as the record's third and final single.
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starving
Starving refers to suffering or dying from extreme or prolonged lack of food. It can also signify an intense need or desire for something.
Webster Dictionary
Starving
of Starve
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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
Rosalind Russell, as Aunti Mame:
Life is a banquet, and most poor suckers are starving.
Crops, floods and poverty are all interlinked. The government should ask us what is happening on the ground, it is actually the responsibility of the government of Pakistan to help us, not the foreign-funded NGOs who have kept us from starving.
If you arrive starving, you’re more likely to choose items that are higher in calories, fat and sugar, not to mention you’ll be hangry pre-meal.
Feed My Starving Children.
I do not believe that illegals should be here and never have, OK ? If you want to become an American citizen, I don't care what culture you come from, don't come over here to make money here, to send it back home, depleting our finances and creating a better life for your family back home when we have people here who were starving to death. We need to take care of our veterans. We needed to take care of our homeless. We needed to take care of the poor people of our country. OK ? There are the things we need to focus on. All these illegals getting all this money handed to them is wrong.
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