thirst

Definitions

1. A sensation of dryness in the throat associated with a craving for liquids, produced by deprivation of drink, or by some other cause (such as fear, excitement, etc.) which stops the secretion of the pharyngeal mucous membrane.
   countable, uncountable
2. second-person plural imperative of ser
3. The condition producing the sensation of thirst.
   countable, uncountable
4. A want and eager desire (for something); a craving or longing.
   countable, figuratively, uncountable
5. Sexual lust.
   countable, figuratively, uncountable

Equivalents

69 more languages

Afrikaansdors

አማርኛጥም

العربيةأوارالعطشظمأظمئعطشنجر+ 3 more

Azərbaycan dilisusamaqsusuzluq

БеларускаяПрага

Българскижажда

বাংলাতৃষ্ণাপিয়াস

Bosanskisedsedesetežeđжагажеђснага+ 4 more

Catalàambiciósedejarset

Češtinažízeňžíznit

Cymraegsyched

Dansktørst

Ελληνικάδίψαδιψάω

Esperantosoifo

Eestijanu

فارسیتشنگی

Suomihimojänö

Gaeilgeíotatart

Gàidhligìotapathadh

Galegoafánsede

ગુજરાતીતરસપ્યાસ

עבריתצמא

हिन्दीउदन्यातिसतृषातृष्णापिपासाप्यास+ 3 more

Hrvatskisedsedesetežeđжагажеђснага+ 4 more

Magyarszomjszomjúság

Հայերենծարավծարավելծարավություն

Bahasa Indonesiaadrengdahagahaus

Íslenskaþorsti

Italianoavere seteaviditàsete

日本語口渇喉の渇き渇渇き渇望+ 2 more

ქართულიწყურვილი

Қазақ тіліаңсаусусаушөл

ភាសាខ្មែរសម្រេក

한국어갈망갈증목마름

Kurdîdorîethararethetahetasedsedeşet+ 4 more

Latinasitiōsitis

LëtzebuergeschDuuscht

Lietuviųtrokšti

Malagasyhetaheta

Te Reo Māorihiainu

Македонскижед

മലയാളംദാഹം

Монголцангаацангах

मराठीतहान

Bahasa Melayukehausan

Maltigħatx

မြန်မာအငတ်

Nederlandsdorst

ଓଡ଼ିଆତୃଷାଶୋଷ

Polskipragnąćpragnienie

Portuguêsestar com sedesedeter sede

Românădoriînsetasete

Русскийжаждажаждатьиспы́тывать жа́ждусмагахоте́ть пить+ 2 more

Slovenčinasmäd

Slovenščinažeja

Soomaaliharraad

Shqipetetje

Српскиsedsedesetežeđжагажеђснага+ 4 more

Svenskatörsttörsta

Kiswahilikiu

தமிழ்தாகம்

తెలుగుదాహం

ไทยความกระหาย

Tagaloguhaw

Türkçeaçlıkhararetsusamaksusuzluk+ 1 more

Українськажагасма́га́снагаспра́га+ 1 more

اردوپیاس

Tiếng Việtkhất

isiXhosaunxano

Examples

“We developed a great thirst during our hike.”

“He had quite a thirst on and so headed to his favourite Dublin pub.”

“If you go out in the desert for long without water, the thirst can drive⟳ you mad.”

“"We haven't one chance for life in a hundred thousand if we don't find⟳ food and water upon Caprona. This water coming out of the cliff is not salt; but neither is it fit to drink⟳, though each of us has drunk. It is fair to assume⟳ that inland the river is fed by pure streams, that there are fruits and herbs and game. Shall we lie⟳ out here and die⟳ of thirst and starvation with a land⟳ of plenty possibly only a few hundred yards away? We have⟳ the means for navigating a subterranean river. Are we too cowardly to utilize this means?"”

“She had a real thirst for news and that greatly helped her career.”

“He had a thirst for her and she had the same for him.”

CEFR level