Thirsting
noun
1.
a sensation of dryness in the mouth and throat caused by need of liquid.
2.
the physical condition resulting from this need, in any of various degrees:
They almost died of thirst.
3.
strong or eager desire; craving:
a thirst for knowledge.
verb (used without object)
4.
to feel thirst; be thirsty.
5.
to have a strong desire.
noun
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
verb
3.
(intransitive) to feel a thirst: to thirst for a drink, to thirst after righteousness
thirst (thûrst)
n.
A sensation of dryness in the mouth and throat related to a need or desire to drink.
The desire or need to drink.
v. thirst·ed, thirst·ing, thirsts
To feel a need to drink.
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