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starve

starve

 
 
pronunciation:
starv
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part of speech: verb
inflections: starves, starving, starved
definition: to die or suffer from not eating.
People were starving because floods destroyed their crops.
derivation: starving (adj.)
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  • starving:
    very hungry; having no or too little food.
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