Hunger gnawed at his stomach.

Meaning: This means that he felt a strong desire to eat.

Choice of Words: Hunger is a feeling of needing to eat. Gnawed means to bite or chew on something. Stomach is the part of your body where food is digested.

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His stomach was growling.

Meaning: This means that his stomach was making a loud noise because he needed to eat. It's like saying, His stomach was making a lot of noise because he was so hungry.

Choice of Words: Stomach is a noun that means the part of the body where food is digested. Growling is a verb that means to make a low, rumbling sound. When you put them together, "His stomach was growling" means that his stomach was making a noise because he was hungry.

He was starving.

Meaning: This means that he was feeling a very strong need to eat. It's like saying, He was so hungry, he felt like he could eat a whole horse.

Choice of Words: Starving is a verb that means to be very hungry. When you say "He was starving," you mean that he was feeling very hungry.

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