thirst
noun
a sensation of dryness in the mouth and throat caused by need of liquid.
thirsted
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past participleof thirst.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof thirst.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
thirstnouna sensation of dryness in the mouth and throat caused by need of liquid.
Example Sentences
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And yet we found shelter within it, we pondered our lives and the lives of others, thirsted, slept.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 19, 2022
While the Islamic State sought hegemony among jihadist groups and thirsted for territorial expansion, Al Qaeda’s affiliates showed increasing readiness to cooperate with other groups and little appetite for occupation.
From New York Times ● Aug. 1, 2022
Sondland, the college-dropout son of immigrants who fled Nazi Germany, thirsted for an ambassadorship for decades.
From Washington Post ● May 6, 2022
England’s expanding colonies always thirsted for more Indian lands, but the French claimed vast territories without fully occupying them.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018
Dany hungered and thirsted with the rest of them.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
