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thirst

/θɝst/noun, verb1 syllable

Thirst means: have a craving, appetite, or great desire for.

Synonyms for thirst8

noun, as in strong desire for something (not food or drink)

hunger, hungriness, thirstiness

noun, as in a physiological need to drink

thirstiness

verb, as in have a craving, appetite, or great desire for

crave, hunger, starve, lust

also used for thirst

craving, longing

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What does thirst mean?4

verb

1

have a craving, appetite, or great desire for

2

feel the need to drink

noun

1

strong desire for something (not food or drink)“a thirst for knowledge”

2

a physiological need to drink

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with thirst?13

one syllable

firstworstburstcursedversedhurst

two syllables

reverseddispersedimmersedcoercedrehearsed

three syllables

interspersedreimbursed
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Thirst in a sentence

  • When you have a sudden thirst, there's nothing as satisfying as water.LoverofEnglish
  • Water will take off your thirst faster than any other drink, trust me.LoverofEnglish
  • Not only were we hungry, but we were also suffering from thirst.CK
  • They quenched the thirst of love, and their hearts drank.Igider15
  • Appetite comes with eating, but the thirst goes away with drinking.Scott
  • Appetite comes with eating, the thirst goes away with drinking.Scott
  • Pride costs more than hunger, thirst, and cold.shekitten
  • Sami's thirst for destruction was not likely to be stenched.OsoHombre

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of thirst

as a noun

plural
thirsts

as a verb

past tense
thirsted
present participle
thirsting
third-person singular
thirsts
past participle
thirsted