v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Thirsted; p. pr. & vb. n. Thirsting. ] [ AS. þyrstan. See Thirst, n. ] 1. To feel thirst; to experience a painful or uneasy sensation of the throat or fauces, as for want of drink. [ 1913 Webster ]

The people thirsted there for water. Ex. xvii. 3. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To have a vehement desire. [ 1913 Webster ]

My soul thirsteth for . . . the living God. Ps. xlii. 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thirst

v. t. To have a thirst for. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

He seeks his keeper's flesh, and thirsts his blood. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thirst

n. [ OE. thirst, þurst, AS. þurst, þyrst; akin to D. dorst, OS. thurst, G. durst, Icel. þorsti, Sw. & Dan. törst, Goth. þaúrstei thirst, þaúrsus dry, withered, þaúrsieþ mik I thirst, gaþaírsan to wither, L. torrere to parch, Gr. te`rsesqai to become dry, tesai`nein to dry up, Skr. t&rsdot_;sh to thirst. √54. Cf. Torrid. ] 1. A sensation of dryness in the throat associated with a craving for liquids, produced by deprivation of drink, or by some other cause (as fear, excitement, etc.) which arrests the secretion of the pharyngeal mucous membrane; hence, the condition producing this sensation. [ 1913 Webster ]

Wherefore is this that thou hast brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us, and our children . . . with thirst? Ex. xvii. 3. [ 1913 Webster ]

With thirst, with cold, with hunger so confounded. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Fig.: A want and eager desire after anything; a craving or longing; -- usually with for, of, or after; as, the thirst for gold. “Thirst of worldy good.” Fairfax. “The thirst I had of knowledge.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thirster

n. One who thirsts. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thirstily

adv. In a thirsty manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thirstiness

n. The state of being thirsty; thirst. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thirstle

n. The throstle. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Thirsty

a. [ Compar. Thirstier superl. Thirstiest. ] [ AS. &unr_;urstig. See Thirst, n. ] 1. Feeling thirst; having a painful or distressing sensation from want of drink; hence, having an eager desire. [ 1913 Webster ]

Give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink, for I am thirsty. Judges iv. 19. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Deficient in moisture; dry; parched. [ 1913 Webster ]

A dry and thirsty land, where no water is. Ps. lxiii. 1. [ 1913 Webster ]

When in the sultry glebe I faint,
Or on the thirsty mountain pant. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

Chinese-English: CC-CEDICT DictionaryCC-CEDICT CN-EN Dictionary

渴

[渴, kě, ㄎㄜˇ]thirsty#13055[Add to Longdo]

口渴

[口渴, kǒu kě, ㄎㄡˇ ㄎㄜˇ]thirst#23784[Add to Longdo]

如饥似渴

[如饥似渴 / 如飢似渴, rú jī sì kě, ㄖㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄙˋ ㄎㄜˇ]thirsting or hungering for sth#54332[Add to Longdo]

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING DictionaryDING DE-EN Dictionary

Durst { m } | brennender Durst | Durst haben | seinen Durst löschen

thirst | raging thirst | to be thirsty | to quench one's thirst[Add to Longdo]

Rachgier { f }

thirst for revenge[Add to Longdo]

Wissensdrang { m }

thirst for knowledge[Add to Longdo]

Wissensdurst { m }

thirst for knowledge[Add to Longdo]

Japanese-English: EDICT DictionaryEDICT JP-EN Dictionary

渇

[かつ, katsu](n) thirst[Add to Longdo]

渇き

[かわき, kawaki](n) thirst; (P)[Add to Longdo]

渇く

[かわく, kawaku](v5k, vi) to be thirsty; (P)[Add to Longdo]

渇しても盗泉の水を飲まず

[かっしてもとうせんのみずをのまず, kasshitemotousennomizuwonomazu](exp) Even if thirsty not to drink from "Robber's Spring"; A proverb meaning not to lower oneself to unjust acts no matter how desperate; (English equivalent) The eagle does not hunt flies[Add to Longdo]

渇す

[かっす, kassu](v5s, vi) (See 渇する) to be thirsty; to be dry[Add to Longdo]

渇する

[かっする, kassuru](vs-s, vi) to be thirsty; to be dry[Add to Longdo]

渇を癒やす

[かつをいやす, katsuwoiyasu](exp, v5s) to quench one's thirst[Add to Longdo]

渇愛

[かつあい, katsuai](n) thirst; craving; desire[Add to Longdo]

渇死

[かっし, kasshi](n, vs) (arch) dying of thirst[Add to Longdo]

渇望

[かつぼう, katsubou](n, vs) craving; longing; thirsting; (P)[Add to Longdo]