Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hunger-starve

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.42 in modern English

Syllables
hunger-s-tarve
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

To starve with hunger; to famish.

Questions

What does hunger-starve mean?
To starve with hunger; to famish.

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