starveling

[ stahrv-ling ]

/ ˈstɑrv lɪŋ /

noun

a person, animal, or plant that is starving.

adjective

starving; suffering from lack of nourishment.

pining with want.

poverty-stricken.

poor in condition or quality.

such as to entail or suggest starvation.

Origin of starveling

First recorded in 1540–50; starve + -ling¹

Words nearby starveling

startup, star turn, starvation, starvation wages, starve, starveling, Star Wars, starwort, Stary Oskol, stash, stashie

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Example sentences from the Web for starveling

Your starveling hinds and villains are rank naught for march or battle-field.
The Life Of Sir John Falstaff|Robert B. Brough
The suburb of Cottonville bordered a creek, a starveling, wet-weather stream which offered the sole suggestion of sewerage.
The Power and the Glory|Grace MacGowan Cooke
They lay flat and deflated, but laid out in one assembly beside a starveling twisted bush.
The Invaders|William Fitzgerald Jenkins
Starveling though he was, he knew his city, and could instinctively have recounted the grand pages of its history.
The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete|Emile Zola

It enjoys a false luxury, while too many outlying provinces sustain a starveling existence.
Spanish Vistas|George Parsons Lathrop

British Dictionary definitions for starveling

starveling

/ (ˈstɑːvlɪŋ) archaic /

noun

a starving or poorly fed person, animal, etc
(as modifier)a starveling child

adjective

insufficient; meagre; scant

Word Origin for starveling

C16: from starve + -ling 1

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	starveling
释义	starveling [ stahrv-ling ] / ˈstɑrv lɪŋ / noun a person, animal, or plant that is starving. adjective starving; suffering from lack of nourishment. pining with want. poverty-stricken. poor in condition or quality. such as to entail or suggest starvation. Origin of starveling First recorded in 1540–50; starve + -ling¹ Words nearby starveling startup, star turn, starvation, starvation wages, starve, starveling, Star Wars, starwort, Stary Oskol, stash, stashie Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for starveling Your starveling hinds and villains are rank naught for march or battle-field. The Life Of Sir John Falstaff\|Robert B. Brough The suburb of Cottonville bordered a creek, a starveling, wet-weather stream which offered the sole suggestion of sewerage. The Power and the Glory\|Grace MacGowan Cooke They lay flat and deflated, but laid out in one assembly beside a starveling twisted bush. The Invaders\|William Fitzgerald Jenkins Starveling though he was, he knew his city, and could instinctively have recounted the grand pages of its history. The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete\|Emile Zola It enjoys a false luxury, while too many outlying provinces sustain a starveling existence. Spanish Vistas\|George Parsons Lathrop British Dictionary definitions for starveling starveling / (ˈstɑːvlɪŋ) archaic / noun a starving or poorly fed person, animal, etc (as modifier)a starveling child adjective insufficient; meagre; scant Word Origin for starveling C16: from starve + -ling 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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