be starving/starved

idiom

chiefly US, informal
: to be very hungry
I skipped lunch, so by dinnertime I was starving.
When are we eating? I'm starved!

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Even if Israel’s own assertions about aid delivery in Gaza were accurate, Gazans, and the hostages, would still be starving. Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025 Starvation can occur long before famine is declared Because all three thresholds must be met to trigger a famine designation, many people may be starving well before phase five is reached. Nurith Aizenman, NPR, 25 July 2025 Because stars form in galaxies from excesses of cold, dense gas, these high-speed outflows could be starving PG1211+143's surrounding space of the building blocks for new stars, both by heating gas and dust and by pushing that material away. Robert Lea, Space.com, 23 June 2025 Computex might be the right time for AMD to do this, bringing an exciting power play to a show that might otherwise be starved for new silicon. Pcmag Staff, PC Magazine, 15 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for be starving/starved

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“Be starving/starved.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/be%20starving%2Fstarved. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.

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