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- [fam-ish]
- /ˈfæm ɪʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fam-ish]
- /ˈfæm ɪʃ/
Definition of famishing word
- noun famishing Present participle of famish. 1
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Origin of famishing
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English famisshe, equivalent to famen to starve (< Anglo-French, Middle French afamer < Vulgar Latin *affamāre, equivalent to Latin af- af- + famāre, derivative of famēs hunger) + -isshe -ish2
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Parts of speech for Famishing
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
famishing popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
famishing usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for famishing
adj famishing
- eager — keen or ardent in desire or feeling; impatiently longing: I am eager for news about them. He is eager to sing.
- keen — finely sharpened, as an edge; so shaped as to cut or pierce substances readily: a keen razor.
- greedy — excessively or inordinately desirous of wealth, profit, etc.; avaricious: the greedy owners of the company.
- ravenous — extremely hungry; famished; voracious: feeling ravenous after a hard day's work.
- avid — You use avid to describe someone who is very enthusiastic about something that they do.
verb famishing
- abstain — If you abstain from something, usually something you want to do, you deliberately do not do it.
- forbear — to refrain or abstain from; desist from.
- diet — the legislative body of certain countries, as Japan.
- refrain — to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed by from): I refrained from telling him what I thought.
- starve — to die or perish from lack of food or nourishment.
Antonyms for famishing
adj famishing
- replete — abundantly supplied or provided; filled (usually followed by with): a speech replete with sentimentality.
- satisfied — content: a satisfied look.
- stuffed — the material of which anything is made: a hard, crystalline stuff.
- unenthusiastic — full of or characterized by enthusiasm; ardent: He seems very enthusiastic about his role in the play.
- full — completely filled; containing all that can be held; filled to utmost capacity: a full cup.
verb famishing
- glut — to feed or fill to satiety; sate: to glut the appetite.
- gorge — to swallow, especially greedily.
- stuff — the material of which anything is made: a hard, crystalline stuff.
- indulge — to yield to an inclination or desire; allow oneself to follow one's will (often followed by in): Dessert came, but I didn't indulge. They indulged in unbelievable shopping sprees.
- eat — to take into the mouth and swallow for nourishment; chew and swallow (food).
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