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Synonyms for thirst

Grammar : Noun
Spell : thurst
Phonetic Transcription : θɜrst

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Définition 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)
Example sentences :
  • 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

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