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- Dictionarythirst/θəːst/
noun
- 1. a feeling of needing or wanting to drink something: "they quenched their thirst with spring water" Similar
verb
- 1. have a strong desire for something: "an opponent thirsting for revenge"
- 2. feel a need to drink something: archaic "a few could drink while many thirsted"
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noun. uk / θɜːst / us / θɝːst / thirst noun (NEED FOR DRINK) Add to word list. B2 [ S or U ] a need for something to drink: Hundreds of refugees collapsed from hunger and thirst. I woke up with a pounding headache and a raging (= extreme) thirst. UK I've got a terrible thirst after all that running. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
The meaning of THIRST is a sensation of dryness in the mouth and throat associated with a desire for liquids; also : the bodily condition (as of dehydration) that induces this sensation. How to use thirst in a sentence.
Thirst definition: a sensation of dryness in the mouth and throat caused by need of liquid.. See examples of THIRST used in a sentence.
ravenously. smack your lips idiom. starvation. starved. thirstily. thirsty. underfed. undernourished. voracity. See more results » thirst noun (WISH) C2 [ S ] literary. a strong wish: He's always had a thirst for adventure. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Feelings of desire. appetite.
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense thirsts , present participle thirsting , past tense, past participle thirsted. 1. variable noun. Thirst is the feeling that you need to drink something. Coca is well-known for reducing hunger, thirst and fatigue.
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. vb. ( intr) to feel a thirst: to thirst for a drink; to thirst after righteousness.
Definition of thirst noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Thirst is the sensation of needing or wanting to drink something. Use the same word whether you're talking about your thirst for lemonade on a hot day or the dire thirst of someone lost in a desert without water.
thirst meaning, definition, what is thirst: the feeling of wanting or needing a drin...: Learn more.
the feeling that you want to drink something: Many of the refugees collapsed from thirst and hunger. I had a long, cold drink to quench my thirst (= stop me feeling thirsty). a thirst for sth. a strong wish for something: a thirst for adventure.
