thirst

Phonetic

US /θɜːrst/UK /θɜːst/

Translations

NOUNA sensation of dryness in the throat associated with a craving for liquids, produced by deprivation of drink, or by some other cause (such as fear, excitement, etc.) which stops the secretion of the pharyngeal mucous membrane., The condition producing the sensation of thirst., A want and eager desire (for something); a craving or longing., Sexual lust.

VERBTo be thirsty., To desire vehemently.

Variants

thirsts: Third Person Singular, Plural
thirsting: Present Participle
thirsted: Past Participle, Past Tense

Examples

Rescuers are racing to dig them out before they succumb to injury , thirst or the biting cold
Source:www.economist.com
Back in her home country of Belgium, Liesbet was a trained teacher, but while she enjoyed her job, her thirst for adventure superseded everything else
Source:www.cnn.com
Taiwan accused Honduras of asking for more than $2bn and urged it not to “quench your thirst with poison” by siding with China
Source:www.theguardian.com
Rain-Collecting Rattlesnakesrˈæɾəlsnˌeɪks Give New Meaning to ‘Thirst Trap’
Source:www.nytimes.com
Owens’s exploration of how city-dwellers’ thirst turned a California lake into a dustbowl “tells the story beautifully, weaving together the strands of environmental justice, water rights and public health”
Source:www.nature.com

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