is thirsting
- present progressive of thirst (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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But there is no doubt he is thirsting to be the main man in the heavyweight division again.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 30, 2019
And with America mired in the Great Depression, the public is thirsting for something far stronger than ice tea.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2014
This awful new bunch of vampires is thirsting to destroy Bella.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 8, 2010
The movie Ishtar features arid Moroccan dunes, so it may seem appropriate that its studio, Columbia Pictures, is thirsting for box-office receipts.
From Time Magazine Archive
He needs an enemy—he is thirsting for danger.
From The Evil Shepherd by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)
