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Meaning of famished

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

famished

Pronunciation:/ˈfæmɪʃt/

verb

Definitions

  1. To starve (to death); to kill or destroy with hunger.

  2. To exhaust the strength or endurance of, by hunger; to distress with hunger.

  3. To kill, or to cause to suffer extremity, by deprivation or denial of anything necessary.

  4. To force or constrain by famine.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Extremely hungry.