starve
verb (used without object)
to die or perish from lack of food or nourishment.
have been starving
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present perfect progressiveof starve.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Jesus would have been starving by that time, but his famous reply was that man does not live on bread alone.
From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2024
For the last month, the Cougars have been starving for a win.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 3, 2023
I have been a so-called normal weight, by the standards of the draconian body mass index guidelines, only when I have been starving myself or eating a highly restrictive and often downright odd diet.
From New York Times ● Jan. 3, 2022
Schwartz said Lanza may have been starving himself and that his anorexia probably was hastening his mental as well as physical deterioration.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2018
"Poor boy! he must have been starving," said the lady.
From Humphrey Bold A Story of the Times of Benbow by Herbert Strang
