To Starve
To Thirst, To Be Hungry
intransitive verb, ichidan verb
Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means starve and the verb vocab version is to starve or to thirst or to be hungry.
Who is starving? you (う) are starving. You.
長年日本語を独学してきたんですが、今は誰かと日本語の会話をすることに飢えています。
I’ve been self-studying Japanese for many years and now I’m starving for conversations in Japanese with someone.