Thirst - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- strong desire for something (not food or drink) (syn: hunger)
verb
- have a craving, appetite, or great desire for (syn: crave, hunger, lust, starve)
Extra examples
...his thirst for knowledge is evident in his book-filled house...
...an unquenchable thirst for travel that has led her to the far corners of the globe...
I entered, thirsting for the shade which was promised.
Ice water is the only thing that really quenches my thirst (=gets rid of it).
We had worked up a thirst (=done something that made us thirsty), and so we decided to stop for a beer.
Maggie woke up with a raging thirst (=an extremely strong thirst).
Many of the animals had died of thirst.
...corporeal cravings such as hunger and thirst...
...after working all afternoon in the hot sun, I had developed a fearsome thirst...
...this lemonade really quenches my thirst...
...a long drink of water at last satiated my thirst...
The corporate world is plagued by avarice and a thirst for power.
He complained of fearful thirst.
I am parched with thirst.
He stopped and quenched his thirst at a spring.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: thirst
he/she/it: thirsts
present participle: thirsting
past tense: thirsted
past participle: thirsted
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