Meaning & Definition of Thirst in English
English⟶
Thirst
/θərst/
noun
1. A physiological need to drink
synonym:
- thirst,
- thirstiness
2. Strong desire for something (not food or drink)
- "A thirst for knowledge"
- "Hunger for affection"
synonym:
- hunger,
- hungriness,
- thirst,
- thirstiness
verb
1. Feel the need to drink
synonym:
- thirst
2. Have a craving, appetite, or great desire for
synonym:
- crave,
- hunger,
- thirst,
- starve,
- lust
Examples of using
‘What is the brook without burning thirst for?’, Arkadź Kulašoŭ asks in his verse.
I'm dying of thirst.