thirst
noun
a sensation of dryness in the mouth and throat caused by need of liquid.
were thirsting
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past progressiveof thirst.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
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
Here, in the midst of silence and solitude, the great-grandson of the brother of Louis XIV. sought a refuge from his countrymen, who were thirsting for his blood.
From Louis Philippe Makers of History Series by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
The men followed her, and in a sheltered creek on the shore, they actually found a cask, which inspired them with the hope that it contained the generous drink for which they were thirsting.
From Undine by Fanny Elizabeth Bunnett
We had omitted to telegraph to our friends, partly in order to save them the trouble of sending a carriage, partly because we were thirsting for "experiences."
From Russian Rambles by Isabel Florence Hapgood
