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thirst

[ thurst ]

noun

  1. a sensation of dryness in the mouth and throat caused by need of liquid.
  2. the physical condition resulting from this need, in any of various degrees:

    They almost died of thirst.

  3. strong or eager desire; craving:

    a thirst for knowledge.



verb (used without object)

  1. to feel thirst; be thirsty.
  2. to have a strong desire.

thirst

/ θɜːst /

noun

  1. a craving to drink, accompanied by a feeling of dryness in the mouth and throat
  2. an eager longing, craving, or yearning

    a thirst for knowledge

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


verb

  1. intr to feel a thirst

    to thirst for a drink

    to thirst after righteousness

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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  • thirster noun
  • un·thirsting adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of thirst1

before 900; Middle English thirsten (v.), Old English thyrstan, derivative of thurst (noun); cognate with Dutch dorst, German Durst, Old Norse thorsti, Gothic thaurstei; noun has -i- from the v. or from thirsty; toast 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of thirst1

Old English thyrstan, from thurst thirst; related to Old Norse thyrsta to thirst, Old High German dursten to thirst, Latin torrēre to parch
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Example Sentences

Agreeing to those terms appears nearly impossible for Schumer, given the growing thirst in his base for a filibuster-free Senate.

Like pain or thirst, boredom is an emotional state that tells us we need to change our behavior.

Search marketers who have a thirst and curiosity to continually learn and grow are the ones that achieve excellence.

Harassment and probable hospitalization of Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara or Maykel Osorbo, the two group members who also began a thirst strike, was expected.

Because I think they often reflect a kind of thirst for knowledge, which I think is actually healthy.

Petty, shade, and thirst are my favorite human “virtues” and the trifecta of any good series of “stories.”

This spatial displacement reveals your thirst for freedom, your desire for openness and to break with the protest novel.

The hunger usually subsides quickly, but thirst sometimes causes serious pain.

In North Carolina, they let a 54-year-old untreated schizophrenic die of thirst after 35 days in solitary confinement.

In response, voters thought voting for Madison was inconsistent with their thirst for free booze.

It was he who first said, If thine enemy hunger give him food, if he thirst give him drink.

He just got a good holt–a shore enough diamond hitch–on that thirst-parlour dawg, and chawed.

The needy and the poor seek for waters, and there are none: their tongue hath been dry with thirst.

Some were already dying of thirst; others were too sick and weak to help in the care of the ship.

But this was but a passing phase, and soon the thirst for glory called the young soldier to sterner things.

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