were thirsting
- past progressive of thirst.
Example Sentences
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By the time Wilson took his turn to speak, delegates were thirsting for uplift.
From Time Magazine Archive
Last week, in the National Football League championship, the Champion Packers faced their sternest test of the season; the New York Giants, humbled 37-0 by Green Bay last year, were thirsting for revenge.
From Time Magazine Archive
France, Spain, and Holland were thirsting for revenge.
From Flag and Fleet How the British Navy Won the Freedom of the Seas by Wood, William Charles Henry
There is always about one of these village bullies a general atmosphere of menace, as if he were thirsting for an opportunity to issue an ultimatum.
From Village Life in China A Study in Sociology by Smith, Arthur H.
The sun was down, and the plants were thirsting.
From The Late Miss Hollingford by Mulholland, Rosa
