1. people or animals that are starving or extremely thin from lack of food
Usage: literary; somewhat archaic

Examples

• The charity worked to help the starvelings in the refugee camp.
• During the famine, starvelings wandered the countryside seeking food.
• The novel depicted the starvelings of the industrial slums.
• She felt pity for the starvelings begging on the street corners.
• The harsh winter left many starvelings among the homeless population.
• Historical accounts describe starvelings during the siege of the city.