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thirst

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noun

ˈthərst How to pronounce thirst (audio)
1
a
: 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
b
: a desire or need to drink
2
: an ardent desire : craving, longing
a thirst for success

thirst

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verb

thirsted; thirsting; thirsts

intransitive verb

1
: to feel thirsty : suffer thirst
2
: to crave vehemently and urgently
thirsted for revenge
thirsting
after justice
thirster noun

Synonyms

Noun

Verb

Choose the Right Synonym for thirst

long, yearn, hanker, pine, hunger, thirst mean to have a strong desire for something.

long implies a wishing with one's whole heart and often a striving to attain.

longed for some rest

yearn suggests an eager, restless, or painful longing.

yearned for a stage career

hanker suggests the uneasy promptings of unsatisfied appetite or desire.

always hankering for money

pine implies a languishing or a fruitless longing for what is impossible.

pined for a lost love

hunger and thirst imply an insistent or impatient craving or a compelling need.

hungered for a business of his own
thirsted for power

Example Sentences

Noun his thirst for knowledge is evident in his book-filled house an unquenchable thirst for travel that has led her to the far corners of the globe
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Signs of dehydration in adults include extreme thirst; fatigue; dizziness; lightheadedness; dry mouth and/or lips, and infrequent urination. Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2022 But the title also references the story’s inspiration in Greek tragedy, with fraternal ties riven by conflicted loyalties, and blinding anger sparked by the consuming thirst for revenge. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Sep. 2022 But that befuddlement soon turned to thirst, and the movie seems to now be appealing to a very important and influential demographic: the horny-on-main community. Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 30 Aug. 2022 Inflation, political unrest, and viruses have not slowed down the thirst for travel. Christopher Muther, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Aug. 2022 In fact, this isn't the first time Kelly and Mark have shown off their own thirst traps to social media followers. Good Housekeeping, 19 Aug. 2022 My Mom Died—the hardcover initially sold out at many major bookstores—is merely the result of McCurdy’s former stardom and modern culture’s thirst for a sensational take. Nina Li Coomes, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2022 Because, of course, the two musclebound thirst-traps are not mourning Laura at all. Jessica Kiang, Variety, 19 Aug. 2022 But as our staff writer Ian James reports, Gov. Gavin Newsom is adamant that his new blueprint to combat California’s water crisis will quench the state’s thirst for solutions. Marissa Evans, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2022
Verb
Disabled young people thirst to be taken seriously as fully adult human beings, and not as objects of either pity or sentimentality. Andrew Pulrang, Forbes, 19 May 2022 For regular exercisers who aren’t going super hard or long—say, a 30-minute jog—drinking to thirst afterward is a good rule of thumb to follow, says Dr. Walrod. Courtney Campbell, SELF, 19 Aug. 2021 By meeting new consumer needs and supporting consumers thirst to know more about cocktails, E-commerce has expanded the size of the market. Paul Talbot, Forbes, 6 May 2021 Vinegar and other sour deeds are all that today's Republicans offer those of us who thirst for justice by standing in endless voting lines, or who seek health care or a livable wage. Arkansas Online, 3 Apr. 2021 A year after the show's release, and the hype around Connell's chain has died down, leaving me on the lookout for another fashion chain to thirst over. Eliza Huber, refinery29.com, 21 Feb. 2021 Still thirst quenching and delicious, but more robust. Rachel King, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2020 But there is more than one way to thirst for recognition. Matthew Continetti, National Review, 2 May 2020 The Nationals got a hero's welcome home from tens of thousands of people in a city that had thirsted for a baseball champion for nearly a century. Carole Feldman, chicagotribune.com, 2 Nov. 2019 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English þurst, þrust, þirst, þrist, going back to Old English þurst, going back to Germanic *þurstu- (whence also West Frisian toarst "thirst," Old Saxon thurst, Old High German thurst, durst, beside an n-stem in Old Norse þorsti "thirst," Gothic þaurstei), going back to Indo-European *tr̥s-t- (whence also Old Irish tart "dryness, drought, thirst"), nominal derivative from a verbal base *ters- "dry up, become thirsty," whence Gothic gaþaursana "withered" (accusative plural participle, from a strong verb *gaþairsan "to wither," if not from gaþaursnan "to dry up, wither"), Greek térsomai, térsesthai "to become dry, dry up"; also from a present-tense formation *tr̥s-i̯e-, Old English þyrred "dried out," Gothic þaursjan "to be thirsty," Sanskrit tṛṣyati "(s/he) is thirsty"; from a causative *tors-éi̯e- Old High German derren "to make dry," Old Norse þerra, Latin torreō, torrēre "to heat so as to dry, scorch, parch, (of food) roast, bake," Sanskrit tarṣáyati "(s/he) makes thirsty," Hittite taršant- "drying"

Note: The noun thirst has lost etymological -u- in favor of the -i- spelling of the verb. Variation between -u- and -i- is already evident in Middle English, at a time when the vowels would still generally have been distinguished, along with metathetic variants with the vowel following r. The spelling thurst is not infrequent in the seventeenth century, though Samuel Johnson's dictionary (1755) only acknowledges thirst.

Verb

Middle English þirsten, þristen, thrusten "to suffer from thirst, be thirsty (in impersonal me thirsteth "I am thirsty"), going back to Old English þyrstan, going back to Germanic *þurstjan- (whence also Old Saxon thurstian "to be thirsty," Old High German thursten, dursten, Old Norse þyrsta), verbal derivative of *þurstu- "thirst" — more at thirst entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of thirst was before the 12th century

Phrases Containing thirst

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