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Food & DiningFriday 25 September 2026

Instead of: "I am very hungry and my stomach is making the sounds"

Say: "I'm starving and my stomach is growling"

Native speakers use "starving" for extreme hunger and "growling" as the natural verb for stomach sounds, making the expression more natural and idiomatic.

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