thirsty (Meaning)
thirsty (s)
needing moisture
(usually followed by `for') extremely desirous
able to take in large quantities of moisture
thirsty (a)
feeling a need or desire to drink
thirsty (n.)
Feeling thirst; having a painful or distressing sensation from want of drink; hence, having an eager desire.
Deficient in moisture; dry; parched.
Synonyms & Antonyms of thirsty
thirsty Sentence Examples
- After a long hike under the scorching sun, I was parched with thirst.
- The traveler was desperate for water, his thirst gnawing at his throat.
- The newborn baby cried incessantly, signaling its thirst.
- The dehydration had made her tongue thick and her thirst unbearable.
- The lush, green oasis quenched the camels' thirst.
- With trembling hands, she reached for the cold glass of lemonade, her thirst assuaged at last.
- The salty ocean breeze only intensified the thirst of the stranded sailors.
- The thirsty soil absorbed the heavy rainfall like a sponge.
- The injured deer approached the stream cautiously, its thirst overriding its fear.
- The athlete collapsed at the finish line, his thirst unquenched but his spirit still strong.
FAQs About the word thirsty
needing moisture, feeling a need or desire to drink, (usually followed by `for') extremely desirous, able to take in large quantities of moistureFeeling thirst;
dry, sear, parched, waterless, arid, sere, desert,droughty, desertic, dehydrated
moist, soaking, sodden, dank, saturated, moist, drenched, sodden, soaking, drenched
After a long hike under the scorching sun, I was parched with thirst.
The traveler was desperate for water, his thirst gnawing at his throat.
The newborn baby cried incessantly, signaling its thirst.
The dehydration had made her tongue thick and her thirst unbearable.
