famishing

as inhungry
as infast

Synonyms for famishing

adj starving; desirous

Antonyms for famishing

Word Origin & History

c.1400, famyschen, alteration of famen (late 14c.), a shortening of Old French afamer, from Vulgar Latin *affamare "to bring to hunger," from ad famem, from Latin fames "hunger" (see famine).

Ending changed mid-14c. to -ish under influence of ravish, anguish, etc. The intransitive sense is from 1520s. Related: Famished; famishing.

Example Sentences for famishing

A famishing man has never yet been hung for stealing to sustain life.

She was glad to eat heartily, for she was famishing with hunger.

Millions upon millions are famishing for the bread and water of life.

One day the writer was accosted by a weaver who was in a famishing condition.

The famishing men feasted so ravenously that most of them became ill.

I am not sorry, as I am famishing, and it is pudding day, too.

Famishing lions and tigers will not approach the camp-fire to seize their prey.

Papa, he is famishing, and I don't think he can contain himself any longer.

On reaching the river at the point where we were camped, they were famishing with hunger.

The Doctor's servant, Kilian, who is famishing, asks for food.

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