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What is another word for starving?

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Adjective
Suffering from severe hunger
“Thousands of buffalo emerged and allowed themselves to be killed to feed the starving tribal members.”
Adjective
Emaciated from hunger or malnourishment
“There may be a moral duty to help a starving child, but in this case, there is also a political dimension that alters the moral duty.”
Adjective
Wanting or devouring great quantities of food
Verb
Present participle for to die from lack of food
“After being stranded on the deserted island for weeks, they began to starve to death due to the absence of any edible resources.”
Verb
Present participle for to suffer from hunger or malnourishment
“After getting stranded on the deserted island, they had no access to food or water and began to starve.”
Verb
Present participle for to deprive, dispossess or divest of necessary sustenance or resources
“During the pandemic, many families struggled to afford food and were forced to starve their own nutritional needs in order to feed their children.”
Verb
Present participle for to deprive oneself of food
Verb
Present participle for to restrict oneself to small amounts or specific types of food to lose weight
Verb
Present participle for to withdraw or cancel funding for
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