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What is the difference between peckish and starving and which one is more used in daily life ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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Starving is more commonly used today. Peckish is being just a little bit hungry but still picky about what you like and don’t like to eat. Starving is being extremely hungry and not really caring about what you’re eating.
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- English (US)
Starving is very hungry, peckish is only a little hungry. Peckish is rarely used by native speakers.
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