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Meanings of
starving
in English
Spanish
inanición
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The act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine.
starvation
Spanish
inanición
Suffering from lack of food.
starved
Related terms
malnourished
Synonyms
Examples for "
starvation
"
starvation
Examples for "
starvation
"
1
However, the mechanisms controlling neuronal autophagy during
starvation
remain far from clear.
2
To date, no international court has prosecuted a case of
starvation
crimes.
3
As with the heart, it's possible that oxygen
starvation
is the problem.
4
But
starvation
,
a result of chronic mismanagement and natural disasters, changed that.
5
Police believe he eventually died of
starvation
in August, the paper reported.
Usage of
starving
in English
1
It's far more likely that it is
starving
due to health issues.
2
The ones who've been
starving
inside for fifteen years, they're the problem.
3
Start with
starving
kids in Gaza and basic humanity points the way.
4
I've slept right through the late afternoon and night, and I'm
starving
.
5
In particular, 4 million people are
starving
in the Horn of Africa.
6
The pictures in the American newspapers of the
starving
reconcentrados are true.
7
The tidings of despair created a terrible commotion in the
starving
city.
8
He'd lost some weight, and he was
starving
all the way home.
9
In 1864, four years in, the families of Confederate soldiers were
starving
.
10
With the Contraction, your worshipped global economy left us
starving
and over-specialized.
11
But I am in no danger of
starving
in my old age.
12
No, sir, Mr. Trask, Liza's used to cooking for nine
starving
children.
13
Until six months ago, I was just a
starving
artist in Florence.
14
While thousands of children are
starving
,
Cecil and Harambe dominated the interwebs.
15
Steam was coming in, and the factories were
starving
out the roycrofters.
16
He took us in when the old lady and I were
starving
.
Other examples for "starving"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
starving
starve
Verb
Present
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
starve to
starve to death
starve man
starve people
starve children
More collocations
Translations for
starving
Spanish
inanición
Starving
through the time
Starving
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Common