Antonyms for famishing
| Grammar : Adj, verb |
| Spell : fam-ish |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈfæm ɪʃ |
Definition of famishing
Origin :- c.1400, famyschen, alteration of famen (late 14c.), a shortening of Old French afamer, from Vulgar Latin *affamare "to bring to hunger," from ad famem, from Latin fames "hunger" (see famine).
- Ending changed mid-14c. to -ish under influence of ravish, anguish, etc. The intransitive sense is from 1520s. Related: Famished; famishing.
- As in hungry : adj starving; desirous
- As in fast : verb go without food
- A famishing man has never yet been hung for stealing to sustain life.
- Extract from : « Eventide » by Effie Afton
- She was glad to eat heartily, for she was famishing with hunger.
- Extract from : « Little Folks (October 1884) » by Various
- Millions upon millions are famishing for the bread and water of life.
- Extract from : « Thoughts on Missions » by Sheldon Dibble
- One day the writer was accosted by a weaver who was in a famishing condition.
- Extract from : « India, Its Life and Thought » by John P. Jones
- The famishing men feasted so ravenously that most of them became ill.
- Extract from : « Deerfoot in The Mountains » by Edward S. Ellis
- I am not sorry, as I am famishing, and it is pudding day, too.
- Extract from : « The Story of the "Britannia" » by E. P. Statham
- Famishing lions and tigers will not approach the camp-fire to seize their prey.
- Extract from : « Flowers of Freethought » by George W. Foote
- Papa, he is famishing, and I don't think he can contain himself any longer.
- Extract from : « Miss Marjoribanks » by Mrs (Margaret) Oliphant
- On reaching the river at the point where we were camped, they were famishing with hunger.
- Extract from : « The Awakening of the Desert » by Julius C. Birge
- The Doctor's servant, Kilian, who is famishing, asks for food.
- Extract from : « Main Currents in Nineteenth Century Literature - 6. Young Germany » by Georg Brandes
Synonyms for famishing
- abstain
- athirst
- avid
- carnivorous
- could eat a horse
- covetous
- craving
- deny oneself
- diet
- eager
- edacious
- empty
- esurient
- famish
- famished
- famishing
- flying light
- forbear
- go hungry
- got the munchies
- greedy
- hankering
- hoggish
- hollow
- hungered
- insatiate
- keen
- not eat
- omnivorous
- on empty stomach
- piggish
- rapacious
- ravenous
- refrain
- starve
- starved
- unfilled
- unsatisfied
- voracious
- yearning
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