The difference between Hungry and Starving


Hungry is also adjective with the meaning: affected by hunger.

Starving is also noun with the meaning: starvation.

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  1. Hungry as an adjective:

    Affected by hunger; desiring of food; having a physical need for food.

    Examples:

    "My kids go to bed hungry every night because I haven't got any money''."

  2. Hungry as an adjective (figuratively):

    Eager, having an avid desire (‘appetite') for something.

  3. Hungry as an adjective:

    Not rich or fertile; poor; barren; starved.

    Examples:

    "a hungry soil"

  1. Starving as a verb:

  1. Starving as a noun:

    starvation

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