v. t.
And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread. Cen. xli. 55. [ 1913 Webster ]
The pains of famished Tantalus he'll feel. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
And famish him of breath, if not of bread. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
He had famished Paris into a surrender. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i.
You are all resolved rather to die than to famish? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
The Lord will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish. Prov. x. 3. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. State of being famished. [ 1913 Webster ]