While international for very hungry, Northern English use is particularly emphatic.
Starving
Example Sentences
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Etymology & History
British very hungry. British hunger exaggeration. 'I'm starving!' British common. Hyperbolic British appetite expression. Reflects British food anticipation vocabulary.
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Region
General British
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Era
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Language
Mild
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Formality
Informal
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