Famishing [adjective]

The poor marble statue at his feet can no longer respond to the cries of her famishing child.

He had heard of famishing men staggering along astonishing distances half-asleep or too dazed to notice where they were going.

Reducing more and more that famishing dog-kennel of a Brandenburg into a fruitful arable field.

Under the cover of night they smuggled cattle and sheep and hogs to the famishing garrison.

Never was physician more watchful of his patient's symptoms than Lry with his hand upon the pulse of famishing Sancerre.

He had forgotten his own hunger and weakness, and thought only of the famishing people for him to serve.

The Duke of Orleans was profuse in his liberality, opening a public kitchen, and supplying the wants of famishing thousands.

The abbat told her that her famishing state was known, and that hope of escape there was none.

Then like a god from the blue appeared to the famishing and despairing Novgorodskie their erstwhile prince, Mstislav of Toropetz.

Tumultuous gatherings of famishing men and women menaced the unfortunate grain-dealers.