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thirst
[ thurst ]
noun
- a sensation of dryness in the mouth and throat caused by need of liquid.
- the physical condition resulting from this need, in any of various degrees:
They almost died of thirst.
- strong or eager desire; craving:
a thirst for knowledge.
verb (used without object)
- to feel thirst; be thirsty.
- to have a strong desire.
thirst
/ θɜ˲õ³Ù /
noun
- a craving to drink, accompanied by a feeling of dryness in the mouth and throat
- an eager longing, craving, or yearning
a thirst for knowledge
verb
- intr to feel a thirst
to thirst for a drink
to thirst after righteousness
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
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- ³Ü²Ô·³Ù³ó¾±°ù²õ³Ùi²Ô²µ adjective
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of thirst1
Example Sentences
The brutal killing of an elderly man, carried out by a racially abusive 14-year-old boy with a thirst for social media notoriety.
Hartvigsen saw that the problem and the thirst for investing knowledge and a supportive community was much bigger than just her and her group of friends.
The NGO ActionAid called the month-long Israeli ban on aid entering Gaza "appalling" and warned a "new cycle of starvation and thirst" loomed.
A psychology student with a thirst for learning, she presents and edits her own podcasts where her interview subjects range from athletes to authors to entrepreneurs.
And as with a lot of filmmakers transitioning to long-form narrative after success with bite-sized flash, “The Assessment†is a commanding mood piece until our thirst for deeper emotional and thematic resonance reveals its shortcomings.
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