famishing (0 synonym found)

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Definition of famishing:

(v) : (intransitive) To suffer extreme hunger or thirst, so as to be exhausted in strength, or to nearly perish.
(v) : (intransitive) To die of hunger; to starve to death.
(v) : (transitive) To exhaust the strength or endurance of, by hunger; to cause to be very hungry.
(v) : (transitive) To kill, or to cause great suffering to, by depriving or denying anything necessary.
(v) : (intransitive) To suffer extremity from deprivation of anything essential or necessary.
(v) : (transitive) To force, control, or constrain by famine.

Definition of famishing:

(v) : (intransitive) To suffer extreme hunger or thirst, so as to be exhausted in strength, or to nearly perish.
(v) : (intransitive) To die of hunger; to starve to death.
(v) : (transitive) To exhaust the strength or endurance of, by hunger; to cause to be very hungry.
(v) : (transitive) To kill, or to cause great suffering to, by depriving or denying anything necessary.
(v) : (intransitive) To suffer extremity from deprivation of anything essential or necessary.
(v) : (transitive) To force, control, or constrain by famine.

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