famish

VERB
  1. deprive of food
    They starved the prisoners
  2. be hungry; go without food
    Let's eat--I'm starving!
  3. die of food deprivation
    Many famished in the countryside during the drought
    The political prisoners starved to death
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How To Use famish In A Sentence

  • It was dreadful, because if people are famished and dying you have to do intensive feeding seven or eight times a day.
  • I’ll tell you what, you thin man in a censer, I will have you as soundly swinged for this, — you blue-bottle rogue, you filthy famished correctioner, if you be not swinged, I’ll forswear half-kirtles. The second part of King Henry the Fourth
  • I was beginning to feel a little famished with all the smiling, dancing and chit-chatting, so I excused myself from my little group of friends to get myself some edible delicacies from the buffet table.
  • In both cases, you probably become famished and are more likely to make poor food choices and overindulge, says Walls.
  • But when you're famished in subzero temperatures, you're likely to consume it before it's fully rehydrated - making it harder to digest.
  • I was beginning to feel a little famished with all the smiling, dancing and chit-chatting, so I excused myself from my little group of friends to get myself some edible delicacies from the buffet table.
  • I've had nothing since supper at about 19.00 hours last night except a cup of coffee, and I'm famished. CHALLENGE FOR THE CHALET SCHOOL
  • Since we were all famished and couldn't wait to get to a restaurant, the rest of us stayed in the van while Ramon went inside to get his brother.
  • A sated man loathes honey, But to a famished man any bitter thing is sweet.
  • The sky was a kind of famished blue, insufficiently dressed with a few stretches of muslin clouds. Archive 2007-11-01
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