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famish

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "famish" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

2 syllables
6 characters
English (US)
2syllables

famish

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

famish is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, famish is hyphenated as:

Definitions offamish

1verb
  • To starve (to death); to kill or destroy with hunger.
  • To exhaust the strength or endurance of, by hunger; to distress with hunger.
  • To kill, or to cause to suffer extremity, by deprivation or denial of anything necessary.
  • To force or constrain by famine.
  • To die of hunger; to starve.
  • To suffer extreme hunger or thirst, so as to be exhausted in strength, or to come near to perish.
  • To suffer extremity from deprivation of anything essential or necessary.
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