1To be starving or extremely hungry from a lack of food, often to the point of weakening physically.
内戦の影響で、多くの子どもが飢えている。
Because of the civil war, many children are starving.
遭難した登山者は数日間飢えたまま救助を待った。
The stranded climber went hungry for several days while waiting to be rescued.
その国では飢える人をなくすための支援活動が続けられている。
Relief efforts continue in that country to eliminate hunger among its people.
2Figuratively, to be desperately craving something one lacks — such as love, knowledge, or recognition — commonly used in the form "〜に飢える".
母の愛に飢えて育った彼は、なかなか人を信用できない。
Having grown up starved of his mother's love, he finds it hard to trust people.
刺激に飢えた若者たちが夜の街に繰り出す。
Young people hungry for excitement head out into the nighttime streets.