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.
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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thirst (θɜːst) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 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 |
| —vb | |
| 3. | (intr) to feel a thirst: to thirst for a drink; to thirst after righteousness |
| [Old English thyrstan, from thurst thirst; related to Old Norse thyrsta to thirst, Old High German dursten to thirst, Latin torrēre to parch] | |
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Word Origin & History
thirst
O.E. þurst, from W.Gmc. *thurstus (cf. O.S. thurst, Fris. torst, Du. dorst, O.H.G., Ger. durst), from P.Gmc. *thurs-, from PIE base *ters- "dry" (see terrain). Fig. sense of "vehement desire" is attested from c.1200. The verb is O.E. þyrstan; the fig. sense of
the verb was present in O.E. Thirsty is O.E. þurstig.
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Medical Dictionary
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.
To feel a need to drink.
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