How to Pronounce "famish"
word
ˈfamɪʃ
FAM-ish
ˈfamɪʃ
FAM-ish
Definition
To suffer from extreme hunger or to make someone suffer from extreme hunger; to starve.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈfamɪʃ
British English
ˈfamɪʃ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
FAM-ish
UK
FAM-ish
Listen in Context
If you don't eat, you will famish.
Many animals famish when there is no rain.
During the famine, whole villages began to famish.
I could famish if I skip breakfast again!