What does starving mean?

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. 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"

  2. starved, starvingadjective

    suffering from lack of food

Wikipedia

  1. 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.

ChatGPT

  1. 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

  1. Starving

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of starving in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of starving in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of starving in a Sentence

  1. Banesa Begum:

    I know they are starving.

  2. Chuck Schumer:

    I believe the people who have been ranting and raving about starving schoolchildren, calling those people involved in legitimate political dialogue 'extremists,' are in fact promoters of paranoia and purveyors of hate and divisiveness.

  3. Elizabeth Hoff:

    You could see many were malnourished, starving. They were skinny, tired, severely distressed. There was no smile on anybody's face, the children I talked to said they had no strength to play.

  4. Rutherford D. Rogers:

    We're drowning in information and starving for knowledge.

  5. Bindu Khanna:

    I told Vikas not to lose heart. I told him it's time to pay your country back by helping the poor and starving.

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