starveling
Use Starveling in a sentence
lɪŋ noun
1.
a person, animal, or plant that is starving.
adjective
2.
starving; suffering from lack of nourishment.
3.
pining with want.
5.
poor in condition or quality.
6.
such as to entail or suggest starvation.
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starveling (ˈstɑːvlɪŋ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a. a starving or poorly fed person, animal, etc |
| b. (as modifier): a starveling child | |
| —adj | |
| 2. | insufficient; meagre; scant |
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