starve (Meaning)
Wordnet
starve (v)
be hungry; go without food
die of food deprivation
deprive of food
have a craving, appetite, or great desire for
deprive of a necessity and cause suffering
Synonyms & Antonyms of starve
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starve Sentence Examples
- The children were on the brink of starvation as the famine ravaged the land.
- The starving man scoured the streets for scraps of food.
- The government's sanctions threatened to starve the people into submission.
- The drought caused crops to fail, leaving the farmers to starve.
- The prisoners were subjected to torture by starvation, their bodies emaciated and weak.
- The child was starving for attention and affection.
- The artist starved herself in pursuit of her dream of becoming thin and ethereal.
- The city was under siege, and its citizens faced starvation.
- The animals in the zoo were starving due to neglect and lack of proper care.
- The stranded hikers were desperate for food to avoid starving to death.
FAQs About the word starve
be hungry; go without food, die of food deprivation, deprive of food, have a craving, appetite, or great desire for, deprive of a necessity and cause suffering
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The children were on the brink of starvation as the famine ravaged the land.
The starving man scoured the streets for scraps of food.
The government's sanctions threatened to starve the people into submission.
The drought caused crops to fail, leaving the farmers to starve.