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starving

adjective noun

Suffering from lack of food

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Word length
8
Starts with
S
Ends with
G
Contains
TA
Scrabble score
12
CEFR level
B2

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adjective

  1. Suffering from lack of food

noun

  1. The act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine

    “The besiegers used starvation to induce surrender”

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The besiegers used starvation to induce surrender
They were charged with the starvation of children in their care

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