How do you use "Clamming" in a sentence?

I'm clamming, me. Hurry up with dinner, I'm clamming. He came in clamming.

Clamming

Q: What does "Clamming" mean?

Starving, very hungry (Geordie). In Geordie, 'clamming' means extremely hungry. 'I'm clamming' means 'I'm starving.' From 'clam' meaning to starve or go without food. It's emphatic—you're not just hungry, you're ravenous.

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Meaning: Starving, very hungry (Geordie).

饿极了、非常饿（乔迪方言）。

Muerto de hambre, hambriento (dialecto geordie).

腹ペコ、ものすごくお腹が空いた（ジョーディー方言）。

배고파 죽겠는, 몹시 배가 고픈 (조디 방언).

In Geordie, 'clamming' means extremely hungry. 'I'm clamming' means 'I'm starving.' From 'clam' meaning to starve or go without food. It's emphatic—you're not just hungry, you're ravenous.

在乔迪方言中，'clamming'意思是饿极了。'I'm clamming'意思是'我饿死了'。来自'clam'一词，意思是挨饿、不吃东西。这是一种强调说法——不只是饿了，而是饿得前胸贴后背。

En geordie, 'clamming' significa tener muchísima hambre. 'I'm clamming' significa 'me muero de hambre'. Viene de 'clam', que significa pasar hambre o no comer. Es una expresión enfática: no estás solo un poco hambriento, estás famélico.

ジョーディー方言で「clamming」はものすごくお腹が空いているという意味。「I'm clamming」は「腹ペコだ」。「clam」（飢える、食べないでいる）から来ている。強調表現で、ただの空腹ではなく、ガツガツ食べたいほど飢えている。

조디 방언에서 'clamming'은 극도로 배가 고프다는 뜻이다. 'I'm clamming'은 '배고파 죽겠다'는 의미. 'clam'이 굶다, 먹지 못하다에서 유래했다. 단순한 배고픔이 아니라 허기가 극에 달한 상태를 강조하는 표현이다.

Examples

I'm clamming, me.
我饿死了
Me muero de hambre
俺、腹ペコだよ
나 배고파 죽겠어.
Hurry up with dinner, I'm clamming.
快点做饭，我饿死了
Date prisa con la cena, me muero de hambre
早くご飯にしてくれ、腹ペコなんだ
빨리 밥 좀 줘, 배고파 죽겠다고.
He came in clamming.
他饿着肚子进来了
Llegó muerto de hambre
あいつは腹ペコで入ってきた
그는 배가 고파서 들어왔다.

Pronunciation

/ˈklæmɪŋ/

Usage Guide

Context: hunger, food, everyday

Tone: emphatic, complaining

✓ Do Say

Clamming
饿极了
muerto de hambre
腹ペコ
배고파 죽겠어
I'm clamming
我饿死了
me muero de hambre
腹ペコだ
나 배고파 죽겠어
Absolutely clamming
真的饿极了
totalmente famélico
完全に腹ペコ
완전 배고파 죽겠어

✗ Don't Say

Geordie—might confuse Southerners
乔迪方言——南方人可能听不懂
Dialecto geordie, puede confundir a los del sur
ジョーディー方言——南部の人には通じないかも
조디 방언——남부 사람들은 헷갈릴 수 있음

Common Mistakes

Nothing to do with clams (shellfish)

Origin & History

From dialect verb 'to clam' meaning to starve or be very hungry. The word has older English roots but survives most strongly in Geordie dialect.

Etymology: From dialect 'clam' (to starve)

First recorded: Northern dialect, Geordie usage

Cultural Context

Era: Historic to present

Generation: All ages in North East

Social background: Universal

Pop culture: Geordie dialect

Regional notes: Distinctly Geordie.

Variations

ClammingClamm'd