starve
famished
Famished
The word 'starving' is the present participle for the verb 'to starve', which is the gerund (verbal noun) starving, an abstract noun. Another abstract noun is starvation.
starving famished
Famished, starving, or starved.
ravenous, famished
EsurientFamished.Ravenous(and with a slightly different connotation, Anorexic)famished, perished
(The word starving can be a verb form or adjective, and either literal or metaphorical.)The majority of the displaced tribes were starving in overcrowded refugee camps.Starving wolves attacked two people in a town in Siberia.The rescued cat was healthy, but was starving for attention.A local group of independent filmmakers referred to themselves as starving artists.
Famished or ravenous.
Ravenous, voracious
Starving
There are two syllables. Starv-ing.