| English adjective: starving | |||
| 1. | starving suffering from lack of food | ||
| Synonyms | starved | ||
| Similar | malnourished | ||
| Antonyms | nourished | ||
| English noun: starving | |||
| 1. | starving (act) the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine | ||
| Samples | The besiegers used starvation to induce surrender. They were charged with the starvation of children in their care. | ||
| Synonyms | starvation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | deprivation, privation | ||