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starved for

idiom

Definition of starved for

chiefly US
: badly in need of being given (something needed for one's emotional well-being)
  • Those children are starved for attention.

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starve play starved

  1. : to perish from lack of food

  2. : to suffer extreme hunger

  3. : to die of cold

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