starving B2 Topic:Food & Drink US /ˈstɑɹvɪŋ/ UK /ˈstɑːvɪŋ/ See IPA manual Freq #3249 Meanings 1 adj Extremely hungry. After the long hike we were all starving. 2 adj Suffering badly from a lack of food. Aid was sent to the starving villages. 3 verb Present participle of starve. The drought left the cattle starving in the fields. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · extremely hungry. ravenousstarved 2 adj · suffering badly from a lack... starved Topics Food & Drink External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # starving **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj, verb **IPA (US):** /ˈstɑɹvɪŋ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈstɑːvɪŋ/ **Frequency rank:** 3249 ## Meanings 1. Extremely hungry. 2. Suffering badly from a lack of food. 3. Present participle of starve. ## Examples - After the long hike we were all starving. - Aid was sent to the starving villages. - The drought left the cattle starving in the fields. ## Topics - Food & Drink markdown