What does "starving" mean?

1. (dying from lack of food) suffering or dying because there is not enough food to eat. 2. (the process of starvation) the act of suffering from a lack of food.

starving

adj. · n.

US //ˈstɑɹvɪŋ// UK //stˈɑːvɪŋ// starv·ing

1 dying from lack of food (adj.)
B2 Upper Intermediate

suffering or dying because there is not enough food to eat.

suffering from extreme malnutrition or dying due to a lack of essential nutrients.

Example

The charity is sending emergency supplies to help the starving children in the region.

Example

International aid agencies warned that without immediate intervention, thousands of starving refugees would perish before the end of the winter season.
- malnourished
- famine stricken
- well fed
2 the process of starvation (n.)
C1 Advanced Formal

the act of suffering from a lack of food.

the state or process of suffering from extreme hunger; the gerundial form of the verb 'starve'.

Example

The starving of the population was used as a cruel tactic during the long war.

Example

The report detailed the systematic starving of political prisoners, highlighting a grave violation of international human rights standards.
- starvation
- deprivation

Word family

Verbstarve
Nounstarvation
Adjectivestarved
Adjectivestarving

Idioms1 entry

01
starving artist
A person who works as an artist or performer despite making little or no money for it, therefore suffering in poverty.