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How to pronounce famished in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms esurient, ravenous, sharp-set, starved


they were tired and famished for food and sleep.

Examples of famished

famished
A veggie platter sits idly by as famished football fans snap up tacos from a box.
From the newsfeed.time.com
Lee was famished, said veterinarian Thomas Burns, and ate ravenously when fed.
From the bostonherald.com
Famished, we walked into town in search of one of the country's famed ceviche.
From the couriermail.com.au
He ate nothing at all during those days, and when they were over, he was famished.
From the huffingtonpost.com
Eat three meals a day that include protein and you won't feel famished in between.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
Once the bulb breaks ground, it's famished, having used its stored food to emerge.
From the timesunion.com
Other sections of the train were crammed with famished, thread bare Japanese.
From the usatoday.com
She douses herself with deodorant, wolfs down caviar in front of famished children.
From the time.com
He arrested the captain and his crew for treason and famished them to death.
From the en.wikipedia.org
More examples
  • Extremely hungry; "they were tired and famished for food and sleep"; "a ravenous boy"; "the family was starved and ragged"; "fell into the esurient embrance of a predatory enemy"
  • (famishment) starvation: a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period
  • Extremely hungry
  • (famishedly) In a famished way; very hungrily
  • [JP 1-02] (DoD) In air intercept, a code meaning, "Have you any instructions for me?"