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starving

  • present participle of starve.

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LeBeau never hits a false note as Jerry in a performance that has the rough vulnerability of a Shepard master class à la “True West” or “Curse of the Starving Class.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Starving and exhausted, he spent the last of his money on a train ticket to Doncaster where his sister lived.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

Starving the market of supply and catering to the superrich means Ferrari can charge millions of dollars for limited-edition cars, while Porsche has to sell in much larger quantities at lower prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

Starving fish have been known to jump at empty hooks — and the press corps is nearly at that point.

From Salon • May 4, 2023

Starving men take a hard view of priests too fat to walk, Tyrion reflected.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin