how to pronounce starving

/ˈstɑːɹvɪŋ/

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starving is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of starving in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… we are starving we want to go home and …”

meanings of starving

verb:

Present participle of starve.

noun:

Starvation.

starving frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word starving occurs in english on average 7.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.