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thirst (t̸hʉrst)

noun

  1. the uncomfortable or distressful feeling caused by a desire or need for water and characterized generally by a sensation of dryness in the mouth and throat
  2. Informal a craving for a specific liquid, esp. for alcoholic liquor
  3. any strong desire; craving a thirst for fame

Etymology: ME < OE thurst, akin to Ger durst < IE base *ters-, to dry > L torrere, to parch, torridus, torrid, terra, earth

intransitive verb

  1. to be thirsty
  2. to have a strong desire or craving
thirst Synonyms

thirst

n.

dryness, need for liquid, longing, craving; see appetite 1, desire.

thirst Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • quench: Wines of quality to quench the thirst in the summer sun.
  • slake: There will be a bar to slake the thirst generated by all the activity.
  • rage: Another great way to work up a raging thirst for the evening.
  • satisfy: This book will amply satisfy that thirst for more knowledge in this field.

Adjective modifier

  • unquenchable: I only had the vast emptiness of not gambling or the unquenchable thirst to gamble again.
  • insatiable: They have an insatiable thirst for anything made of gold or silver.
  • excessive: Symptoms include, excessive thirst, tiredness, frequent passing of urine, weight loss, irritability, smelly breath.
  • increased: The symptoms may develop so gradually that you can become used to your increased thirst and tiredness.
  • intense: Despite intense thirst it was not possible to swallow the chilled water except for a few quick gulps.
  • terrible: November 16 Woke about twenty times during the night, with terrible thirst.

Modifies a noun

  • quencher: This Super League thirst quencher, gives me a taste for Parisian adventure!

Noun used with modifier

  • burning: You have no burning thirst for the salvation of others.
  • soul: The psalmist says, " My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.

Preposition: after

  • righteousness: Blessed are they who hunger and thirst after righteousness; for they shall be filled.

Preposition: for

  • righteousness: Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness " , says Jesus.
  • vengeance: Thirst for vengeance Milan radio said that a large crowd gathered in Piazza Loreto to see the bodies, 18 in number.
  • revenge: A more controversial example may be the universal thirst for revenge.
  • knowledge: There is a thirst for knowledge about the past.
  • adventure: Both roles have enabled me to understand what motivates young people to continue their thirst for adventure in Scouting.
  • justice: Here there is, no doubt, a great thirst for justice.
thirst Quotes

And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.

—Bible (NewTestament)

Soldati, io esco da Roma. Chi vuole continuare la guerra contro lo straniero venga con me. Non posso offrigli ne¤ onori ne¤   stipendi; gli offro fame, sete, marce forzate, battaglie e morte. Chi ama la Patria me segua. Soldiers, I'm getting out of Rome. Anyone who wants to carry on the war against the outsiders, follow me. I can offer you neither honours nor wages, I offer you hunger, thirst, forced marches, battles and death. Anyone who loves his country, follow me.

—Garibaldi, Giuseppe

Ship me somewhere east of Suez, where the best is like the worst, Where there aren't noTen Commandments an'a man can raise a thirst.

—Kipling, (Joseph) Rudyard

These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Therefore are they before the throne of God, and servehimdayand night inhistemple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them. They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them nor any heat. For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe awayall tears from their eyes.

—Bible (NewTestament)

  Behold, the days come, saith the Lord G, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the L: And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the L, and shall not find it.

—Bible (Old Testament)

L |' si vedra'   la superbia ch'asseta, che fa lo Scotto e l'Inghilese folle, s |' che non puo'   soffrir dentro a sua meta. There shall you see the pride which causes thirst, which makes the Scots and the English mad, so that they cannot remain within their boundaries.

—Dante Alighieri originally Durante

   Who sees pale Mammon pine amidst his store, Sees but a backward steward for the poor; This year a reservoir, to keep and spare, The next a fountain, spouting through his heir, In lavish streams to quench a country's thirst, And men and dogs shall drink him 'till they burst.

—Pope, Alexander

The perpetual hunger to be beautifuland thatthirsttobe loved which is the real curse of Eve.

—Rhys,Jean pseudonym of  Ellen Gwendolen Rees Williams

In general the churches†bore for me the same relation to God that billboards did to Coca-Cola: they promoted thirst without quenching it.

—Updike,John Hoyer

I told him†that we ate when we were not hungry, and drank without the provocation of thirst.

—Swift,Jonathan