thirst
noun
a sensation of dryness in the mouth and throat caused by need of liquid.
has thirsted
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present perfectof thirst (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Looks and physical attractiveness have influenced American politics since the widespread adoption of television, and Ossoff isn’t the first or the only political candidate the internet has thirsted over.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
Who would blot these from his memory? who choke these fountain-heads, remembering how often along life's pathway he has thirsted for them?
From Heart of Man by George Edward Woodberry
He had not the passionate haste of one who has thirsted for some such community of assurance, and flies over the ground, plucking a leaf here and there, meaning to return.
From Old Crow by Alice Brown
