famish
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Definition of famish
1 archaic : starve
2 : to suffer for lack of something necessary a moment when French poetry in particular was famishing for such invention —T. S. Eliot
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The boys were famished and weak when they were found, having lost an average of more than four pounds each. — John Bacon, ajc, "WATCH: Video shows rescued Thai soccer players flashing victory sign from hospital beds," 12 July 2018 The boys were famished and weak when they were found, having lost an average of more than four pounds each. — John Bacon, ajc, "WATCH: Video shows rescued Thai soccer players flashing victory sign from hospital beds," 12 July 2018 The boys were famished and weak when they were found, having lost an average of more than four pounds each. — John Bacon, ajc, "WATCH: Video shows rescued Thai soccer players flashing victory sign from hospital beds," 12 July 2018 The boys were famished and weak when they were found, having lost an average of more than four pounds each. — John Bacon, USA TODAY, "How 100 heroes came together to rescue 12 boys and their coach from the Thailand cave," 11 July 2018 Your nephew can circulate with his camera for whimsical candid shots: famished guests loading up buffet plates, exuberant dancers in the conga line, the flower girls gleefully poking their fingers in the wedding cake. — Steven P. Dinkin, sandiegouniontribune.com, "A wedding gift from a teenage photographer," 17 June 2018 After being swamped with a bevy of interviews throughout the day, Wiz is clearly famished. — Carl Lamarre, Billboard, "Wiz Khalifa on Fatherhood, Working With A$AP Rocky & Why 'Rolling Papers' Is His '36 Chambers': 'That Sh-- Just Looks Classic'," 13 June 2018 Should you get famished while shopping the art, snack on lobster rolls, tacos, pork belly, pizza and beer from Old Town restaurants. — Grace Wong, chicagotribune.com, "5 things to eat, drink, do: Build rooftop sundaes, try Malort sausages and more this weekend," 7 June 2018 The menu, posted above the far end of a bar that glows atomic orange, reads like a ransom note from a desperately famished kidnapper: rib tips, egg rolls, mostaccioli, french fries. — Mike Sula, Chicago Reader, "Old Habits is bar food reborn," 20 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'famish.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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famish
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Kids Definition of famish
: starve
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