thirsty (Meaning)

Wordnet

thirsty (s)

needing moisture

(usually followed by `for') extremely desirous

able to take in large quantities of moisture

Wordnet

thirsty (a)

feeling a need or desire to drink

Webster

thirsty (n.)

Feeling thirst; having a painful or distressing sensation from want of drink; hence, having an eager desire.

Deficient in moisture; dry; parched.

thirsty Sentence Examples

  1. After a long hike under the scorching sun, I was parched with thirst.
  2. The traveler was desperate for water, his thirst gnawing at his throat.
  3. The newborn baby cried incessantly, signaling its thirst.
  4. The dehydration had made her tongue thick and her thirst unbearable.
  5. The lush, green oasis quenched the camels' thirst.
  6. With trembling hands, she reached for the cold glass of lemonade, her thirst assuaged at last.
  7. The salty ocean breeze only intensified the thirst of the stranded sailors.
  8. The thirsty soil absorbed the heavy rainfall like a sponge.
  9. The injured deer approached the stream cautiously, its thirst overriding its fear.
  10. 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;

sear,dry, parched, desertic, arid, sere, waterless,droughty, dehydrated, desert

dripping, moist, washed, bathed, damp, watered, humid, drenched, humid, soaking

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.