TW Dictionary logoTW Dictionaryby Toppers' Wisdom

famish

/ˈfæmɪʃ/verb

उच्चारण फ़ैमिश

भूख से तड़पना; भूखा मारना

Advanced word

verbfamished, famishing
  1. 1

    [I, T] old-fashioned

    to suffer greatly from hunger, or to make someone suffer from it

    भूख से तड़पना; भूखा मारना

    • The travellers were famished by the long journey.
    • The siege famished the town.

    Synonyms starve

Idioms 1

be famished

to be extremely hungry

भूख से बेहाल होना

  • I am famished; when is dinner?
  • The children came home famished after the match.
◇Word family
famished adjectivefamine noun