Verb (used without object) : The child was starving for affection. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used with object) : to starve a besieged garrison into a surrender. From Dictionary.com.
But I think the term starved for attention is accurate. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 22, 2007] Reference
This rasies another issue, how starved is the US economy for capital really?. From Wordnik.com. [Taxes and Social Security, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
They tore the bread and herring out of Hanneh Breineh's basket and devoured it in starved savagery, clamoring for more. From Wordnik.com. [Hungry Hearts] Reference
Incidentally, I used the word 'starved' intentionally. From Wordnik.com. [Katrina Shows Failure of Republican Philosophy on a Grand Scale] Reference
He wasn’t the only one we starved. is there a threshold. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » More on Liz Cheney] Reference
Pretoria High Court on Tuesday that he was being "starved" in jail and denied the medication he needed. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
By contrast the poorest fifth, with Africa prominent, "starved" on comparative figures hovering at between 1,4 and 0,7 per cent. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
That as chancellor of the exchequer I "starved" the. From Wordnik.com. [The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) 1809-1859] Reference
In a sense, the cancerous growths would be "starved". From Wordnik.com. [I.N.N. World Report] Reference
They wouldn't be noteworthy except, well we're kind of starved where. From Wordnik.com. [Cinema Blend Feeds] Reference
At the word "starved," Polly winced as though a pin had been pointed at her. From Wordnik.com. [Five Little Peppers and How They Grew] Reference
If a blood clot totally blocks the artery, the heart muscle becomes "starved" for oxygen. From Wordnik.com. [KTBS.com - Local News] Reference
"My younger sister and I were kind of starved for attention, so I started entertaining to get attention," Norton said. From Wordnik.com. [Summit Daily News - Top Stories] Reference
Currently your Mac is "starved" for RAM & Virtual Memory kicks in, which uses the rather slow hard drive for additional RAM. From Wordnik.com. [Discussions: Message List - root] Reference
Laurens County Council Chairman James Coleman said the county is "starved" for the kind of good news that came from ZF Group. From Wordnik.com. [Battery Shots] Reference
'starved' conditions where the machines were waiting for product. From Wordnik.com. [The Earth Times Online Newspaper] Reference
"starved" in such a tragical tone, that two amused waiters at once flew to the rescue, and devoted themselves to supplying her wants. From Wordnik.com. [What Katy Did at School] Reference
His half-starved stomach couldn't tolerate that much food all at once. From Wordnik.com. [Chocolate Grenades] Reference
Everything they'd tried had been a turnoff to couples starved for affection. From Wordnik.com. [THE SOFT SELL] Reference
Yet analysts are still starved for facts about the short, plump man with the pompadour. From Wordnik.com. [The Mysterious Kim Jong Ii] Reference
Experts throughout the industry say that cash-starved America West may the first to file. From Wordnik.com. [The Cruel New Math] Reference
And I have myself saying, yes, I still have hope: beleaguered, starved, battered, based hope. From Wordnik.com. [The '30S] Reference
The heart muscle, now starved for oxygen-rich blood, falls out of rhythm; it quivers but doesn't pump. From Wordnik.com. [What Happened to Russert] Reference
"Brazil has been starved for long-term capital for decades," says Luiz Gonzaga Belluzzo, a Sao Paulo economist. From Wordnik.com. [CONFLICTING SIGNALS] Reference
You'd have starved yourself for a week in anticipation of the luncheon reception at the local Planet Hollywood. From Wordnik.com. [A Preview Of A Rerun] Reference
GOP elected officials are generally with him, and his rivals -- most of them to his right -- are starved for attention. From Wordnik.com. [Among The Believers] Reference
That makes Lessa one of the country's major power brokers, and the envy of planners throughout capital-starved Latin America. From Wordnik.com. [CONFLICTING SIGNALS] Reference
It is .03 percent of the population, in other words, that has political influence and dominates the time of money-starved politicians. From Wordnik.com. [The Real Scandal Is What's Legal] Reference
Barcelona, for example -- hardly starved for tourists -- is now being overrun by low-cost visitors who take the train over from Gerona. From Wordnik.com. [THE ACCIDENTAL TOURIST HAVENS] Reference
Hundreds of exiles have returned from the United States and Europe, bringing cash and technological expertise to a land starved for both. From Wordnik.com. [Back From The Ruins] Reference
A cash-starved British Army would have important implications for NATO, already weakened by the fuzziness of its post – Cold War mission. From Wordnik.com. [Forget the Great In Britain] Reference
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