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starving

/ˈstɑɹvɪŋ/ adjective B2
  1. Extremely hungry
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“When did you ever hear of me starving people into good behavior?” demanded Marilla indignantly.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 71 · C1
I’m literally starving.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 294 · C1
The question now is whether we should take a premature lunch here, or run our chance of starving before we reach the buffet at Newhaven.”
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 117 · B2
But I cannot—I am starving.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 226 · C1

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