- present participle of starve.
starving
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Oleshky, in Ukraine's southern Kherson region, was captured by the Russian military in 2022, and had been caught in intense fighting between the two sides that left residents starving and unable to escape.
From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026
In the dirge-like “Ghosts of Greater Men,” he refers to Billy the Kid, Neil Armstrong and George Jones as lingering spirits at this time when “We’re starving for something that’s better than this.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
“That’s starving the world of diesel,” York said, just as demand for the fuel is picking up.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
That’s one of their major clients, because if you feed starving nations, people like the United States better.
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026
Not unless they had to, not unless they were starving, and then it should be Dicey herself to do it.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
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