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starving

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/ˈstɑːvɪŋ/ English

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verb

  1. To die; in later use especially to die slowly, waste away.
  2. To die because of lack of food or of not eating.
  3. To be very hungry.“Hey, ma, I'm starving! What's for dinner?”
  4. To destroy, make capitulate or at least make suffer by deprivation, notably of food.

noun

  1. Starvation

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