thirst
noun
a sensation of dryness in the mouth and throat caused by need of liquid.
are thirsting
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present progressiveof thirst.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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That’s partly because American Football brought a new audience — but also because people stuck at home are thirsting for a communal experience.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 15, 2020
“The voters are thirsting, desperately, for aspirational messages,” said New Hampshire Democratic Party Chairman Ray Buckley.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 12, 2020
“In a world consumed by social media and fake news, people are thirsting to get a straightforward account of what happened that day,” he said.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 26, 2017
My heart, mind and soul are thirsting for media coverage of intellectual and spiritual quality.
From New York Times ● Apr. 21, 2017
He has two children, and he and all the people are very dry; they are thirsting, they are dying for want of water.
From Creation Myths of Primitive America In relation to the Religious History and Mental Development of Mankind by Jeremiah Curtin
