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    starveling
    /ˈstɑːvlɪŋ/

    noun

    • 1. an undernourished or emaciated person or animal: "a ragged starveling"

    adjective

    • 1. lacking enough food; emaciated: "a starveling child"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › starvelingStarveling Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of STARVELING is one that is thin from or as if from lack of food. How to use starveling in a sentence.

  3. www.dictionary.com › browse › starvelingSTARVELING Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Starveling definition: a person, animal, or plant that is starving. . See examples of STARVELING used in a sentence.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSTARVELING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    2 meanings: 1. a. a starving or poorly fed person, animal, etc b. (as modifier) 2. insufficient; meagre; scant.... Click for more definitions.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › starvelingStarveling - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Jun 19, 2024 · Definitions of starveling. noun. someone who is starving (or being starved) see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Starveling." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/starveling. Accessed 19 Jun. 2024. Copy citation. Examples from books and articles. loading examples... Word Family. starveling starvelings.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › starvelingStarveling - definition of starveling by The Free Dictionary

    Define starveling. starveling synonyms, starveling pronunciation, starveling translation, English dictionary definition of starveling. n. One that is starving or being starved. adj. 1. Starving. 2. Poor in quality; inadequate. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth...

  7. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › starvelingstarveling - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Aug 31, 2023 · starveling (comparative more starveling, superlative most starveling) Starving; suffering from starvation. Meagre; scanty.

  8. www.yourdictionary.com › starvelingStarveling Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    noun. One that is starving or being starved. American Heritage Medicine. A person or animal that is thin or weak from lack of food. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. adjective. Starving; weak and hungry. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Poor in quality; inadequate. American Heritage.

  9. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionarySTARVELING definition in American English | Collins English...

    noun. 1. a person, animal, or plant that is starving. adjective. 2. starving; suffering from lack of nourishment. 3. pining with want. 4. poverty-stricken. 5. poor in condition or quality. 6. such as to entail or suggest starvation. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.

  10. premium-oxforddictionaries-com.libproxy.ucl.ac.ukstarveling - definition of starveling in English from the Oxford...

    an undernourished or emaciated person or animal:. Meaning, pronunciation and example sentences, English to English reference content.

  11. www.oed.com › dictionary › starveling_nstarveling, n. & adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford...

    There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the word starveling, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.