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to famish

to famish

15 9.2
To become very weak because you have no food
  • verb
  • /ˈfæmɪʃ/
  • Archaic
translation icon : morir de hambre
  • He had not eaten all day, leaving him feeling famished by dinner time.
  • hungry and famished
  • eating, I'm famished
  • famished look

Examples

  • I don't know about you all, but I'm famished.

    Deadfall (2012)

  • You know, all this shopping's got me famished, boys.

    Unfavorable Odds (2022)

  • I used to be famished.

    The End We Start From (2023)

  • I am sure you are famished from your journeys, huh?

    The Inventor (2023)

  • Seeing it, she realized that she was famished.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • "I'm famished," he said, setting the plates down and sitting across from her.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • We were bushed, famished, and most of all thirsty.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • I am famished.

    Detroit Rock City (1999)

  • We are famished!

    Fiction book (2002)

  • When the protein hit his famished stomach, Felix realized that he had gone delirious with joy.

    Fiction book (2002)

Synonyms

to starve
vsto famish
328 1.7

To be very hungry and possibly die from no food

is about extreme hunger that can cause death rather than simple food shortage

Antonyms

to feed
870 1.0

To give food to a person, animal, or plant

to nourish
49 3.2

To give food and care so a person, animal, or plant grows and stays healthy

How Hungry

to famish
  • Archaic
15 9.2
to starve
328 1.7

Surface Forms

famish infinitive
famished past
famished past participle
famishing present participle
famishes third person singular

Etymology

Famish comes from the Latin fames, meaning 'hunger', and is the same root as the familiar word famine. So, to famish (in yourself) is to suffer or even die because you have no food.