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- DictionaryThirst/THərst/
noun
- 1. a feeling of needing or wanting to drink something: "they quenched their thirst with spring water"
verb
- 1. (of a person or animal) feel a need to drink something. archaic
The meaning of THIRST is a sensation of dryness in the mouth and throat associated with a desire for liquids; also : the bodily condition (as of dehydration) that induces this sensation. How to use thirst in a sentence.
noun. uk / θɜːst / us / θɝːst / thirst noun (NEED FOR DRINK) Add to word list. B2 [ S or U ] a need for something to drink: Hundreds of refugees collapsed from hunger and thirst. I woke up with a pounding headache and a raging (= extreme) thirst. UK I've got a terrible thirst after all that running. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Thirst definition: a sensation of dryness in the mouth and throat caused by need of liquid.. See examples of THIRST used in a sentence.
noun [ U ] us / θɜrst /. Add to word list. the need or desire to drink something, esp. water: He took a long drink of water to quench his thirst. A thirst is also a strong desire for something: She slaked her thirst for knowledge by reading everything she could.
1. a sensation of dryness in the mouth and throat caused by need of liquid. 2. a need for liquid or moisture. 3. eager desire; craving: a thirst for knowledge. v.i. 4. to feel thirst; be thirsty. 5. to have a strong desire.
Thirst is the sensation of needing or wanting to drink something. Use the same word whether you're talking about your thirst for lemonade on a hot day or the dire thirst of someone lost in a desert without water.
Definition of thirst noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
