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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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.
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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
Trump himself has vacillated between siding with the populist and nationalist conservatives who have been his enduring supporters, many of them seeking a new blue-collar GOP, and businesses claiming to be starved for labor.
—W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Dec. 2024
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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
Trump himself has vacillated between siding with the populist and nationalist conservatives who have been his enduring supporters, many of them seeking a new blue-collar GOP, and businesses claiming to be starved for labor.
—W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Dec. 2024
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“Be starving/starved.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/be%20starving%2Fstarved. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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