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# starving

adjective (starving); verb (-ing form of starve)

«starving» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Very ill or dying because of having no food for a long time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/starving/#m1)
2. Informally, very hungry: "I'm starving!" [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/starving/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life children say "I'm starving" before dinner, meaning just very hungry. In geography and history lessons, pupils learn about famine, when people are really starving, and how charities help. In science, living things need food to survive. Phrases: I'm starving, starving animals, starving to death.

### Examples

- I'm starving! When is lunch? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/starving/#x1)
- The starving dog was rescued and fed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/starving/#x2)
- During the famine, many people were starving. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/starving/#x3)
- Charities send food to starving families. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/starving/#x4)
- The birds were starving in the snow, so we put out seeds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/starving/#x5)
- After swimming I am always starving. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/starving/#x6)
- For a starving man, you seem to have a very small appetite." [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/starving/#x7)

### Note

From the verb "starve" (starve, starved, starving). "I'm starving" is an exaggeration for "very hungry". Real starving is very serious. Do not skip meals to lose weight; growing bodies need regular food.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «starving» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/starving/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«starving» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/starving.html) on Mova free.