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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

    A starveling is someone who is very thin and weak from lack of food, or something that is very poor or inadequate. Learn more about the word history, usage, and examples of starveling from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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

    3 days ago · 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 16 Aug. 2024. Copy citation. Examples from books and articles. loading examples... Word Family. starveling starvelings.

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

    Starveling is an archaic word for a starving or poorly fed person, animal, or plant. It can also be used as an adjective to describe something insufficient, meagre, or scant. See the word origin, frequency, and usage examples.

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

    A starveling is someone or something that is starving or poorly fed. Find the origin, usage, and translations of the word starveling in this online dictionary.

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

    23 hours ago · starveling (comparative more starveling, superlative most starveling) Starving; suffering from starvation. Meagre; scanty.

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

    Starveling is a noun and adjective that means a person or animal that is very hungry or starving. It comes from the verb starve and the suffix -ling, and is often used in compounds like starveling-brained or starveling-crow.