Antonyms for thirst
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : thurst |
Phonetic Transcription : θɜrst |
Definition of thirst
Origin :- Old English þurst, from West Germanic *thurstus (cf. Old Saxon thurst, Frisian torst, Dutch dorst, Old High German and German durst), from Proto-Germanic *thurs-, from PIE root *ters- "dry" (see terrain). Figurative sense of "vehement desire" is attested from c.1200.
- noun craving (especially for liquid)
- Our allies are the millions who hunger and thirst after righteousness.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- Never again will the insatiable thirst of the fire-fiend be so pampered.
- Extract from : « Earth's Holocaust (From "Mosses From An Old Manse") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- In these terms did Mr Verloc declare his thirst for revenge.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- On the present occasion, his native powers were stimulated by the thirst of revenge.
- Extract from : « The Last of the Mohicans » by James Fenimore Cooper
- Mr. Clawbonny, it is a desert, but we shant die of thirst in it at any rate.
- Extract from : « The Field of Ice » by Jules Verne
- The desire to be healed did heal; the thirst for a miracle worked the miracle.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- We'll each have a cup of milk, for I'm dying of thirst; then we'll go out and walk about.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- How among the masses would one ever be able to content the thirst for the mysterious?
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- But who can say that science will not some day quench the thirst for what lies beyond us?
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- The thirst of the snow fields is most agonizing, and can only be likened to the thirst of the desert.
- Extract from : « The Long Labrador Trail » by Dillon Wallace
Synonyms for thirst
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