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overstarving

overstarving is the present participle and gerund of overstarve.

Meaning of overstarve

Verb

overstarve (third-person singular simple present overstarves, present participle overstarving, simple past and past participle overstarved)

  1. (rare) To starve too much.
    • To overstarving Asia the reputation of Australians is extremely high1966, Australian Territories, volume 6, page 48

Questions about overstarving

What is overstarving the present participle and gerund of?
Overstarving is the present participle and gerund of overstarve.

Words near overstarving in the dictionary

  1. overstares
  2. overstaring
  3. overstarvation
  4. overstarve
  5. overstarved
  6. overstarving
  7. overstate
  8. overstated
  9. overstatedness
  10. overstately
  11. overstatement

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