thirst
noun
a sensation of dryness in the mouth and throat caused by need of liquid.
is thirsting
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present progressiveof thirst (3rd person singular).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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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
Still all my life is thirsting to the core.
From Robert F. Murray: His Poems with a Memoir by Robert F. (Robert Fuller) Murray
