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Meanings of
thirsty
in English
(Usually followed by `for') extremely desirous.
hungry
athirst
Related terms
desirous
wishful
Thirsty.
Related terms
dry
Thirsty.
Related terms
absorbent
absorptive
Usage of
thirsty
in English
1
Pub Quiz Question: Which English footballer appears in the
bloody
-
thirsty
blockbuster Hannibal?
2
She was hungry; she was
thirsty
;
she was shivering with the cold.
3
Seven-year-old Sean was unquenchably
thirsty
and urinating far more often than usual.
4
The town's railway station included a large tea room for
thirsty
passengers.
5
And then at the last moment I was
thirsty
;
I overdid it.
6
Cars of this ilk are
thirsty
,
fragile and, of course, preposterously expensive.
7
He was no longer
thirsty
and his shoulder no longer pained him.
8
However hungry and
thirsty
he is, Paige must be hungrier and thirstier.
9
She is indeed
thirsty
for sensory stimuli, and it is her right.
10
Asija and I are
thirsty
;
they let us into Čika Sead's apartment.
11
We were hungry and
thirsty
;
and food and drink were not lacking.
12
When he was in the town of Kaodanan his body was
thirsty
.
13
I wondered how long she'd been
thirsty
before she asked for anything.
14
I wish I might have something to drink; I am very
thirsty
.
15
She can obviously tell how
thirsty
he must be, bless her heart!
16
Still sweating horribly on the march and very
thirsty
at the halts.
Other examples for "thirsty"
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About this term
thirsty
Adjective
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
very thirsty
so thirsty
thirsty man
thirsty work
as thirsty
More collocations
Thirsty
through the time
Thirsty
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Australia
Common
United States of America
Common
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