verb
- to suffer or cause to suffer from extreme hunger
- to feel very hungry
Usage: informal
Examples
- The prisoners were left to famish in their cells.
- Without food supplies, the villagers began to famish.
- I’m absolutely famished after that long hike.
- The drought famished the cattle.
- We were famishing by the time dinner was served.
- The siege was designed to famish the enemy into surrender.