famish [verb]

Definition of famish:

  • To suffer or cause to suffer extreme hunger
  • To cause to starve or to perish from want of food

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Sentence/Example of famish:

The poor villagers were famished after days of drought.

The shipwrecked sailors were famished before they were rescued.

They could not afford food and famished during the harsh winter.

She forgot to eat breakfast and felt famished by midday.

The refugees were famished when they arrived at the camp.

The fasting monk began to famish after several days without food.

The prisoners were deliberately famished as a form of punishment.

The stray dogs looked famished and eagerly accepted the food.

He rushed home from work, famished and ready for dinner.

After the hike, they were so famished that they ate everything in sight.