/ Dictionary / Index S starveling: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: starve•ling Pronunciation: (stärv'ling), [key] — n. a person, animal, or plant that is starving. —adj. starving; suffering from lack of nourishment. pining with want. poverty-stricken. poor in condition or quality. such as to entail or suggest starvation. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: starveling (Thesaurus) starve Star Wars Related Content Daily Word Quiz: neologism Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language