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(), n.[OE. thirst, urst, AS. urst, yrst; akin to D. dorst, OS. thurst, G. durst, Icel. orsti, Sw. & Dan. trst, Goth. arstei thirst, arsus dry, withered, arsie mik I thirst, gaarsan to wither, L. torrere to parch, Gr. te°rsesqai to become dry, tesai°nein to dry up, Skr. tsh to thirst. 54. Cf. Torrid.] 1. A sensation of dryness in the throat associated with a craving for liquids, produced by deprivation of drink, or by some other cause (as fear, excitement, etc.) which arrests the secretion of the pharyngeal mucous membrane; hence, the condition producing this sensation. Wherefore is this that thou hast brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us, and our children . . . with thirst? Ex. xvii. 3. With thirst, with cold, with hunger so confounded. Chaucer. 2. Fig.: A want and eager desire after anything; a craving or longing; -- usually with for, of, or after; as, the thirst for gold. "Thirst of worldy good." Fairfax. "The thirst I had of knowledge Thirst v. t.[imp. & p. p.Thirsted; p. pr. & vb. n.Thirsting.] [AS. yrstan. See Thirst, n.] 1. To feel thirst; to experience a painful or uneasy sensation of the throat or fauces, as for want of drink. The people thirsted there for water. Ex. xvii. 3. 2. To have a vehement desire. My soul thirsteth for . . . the living God. Ps. xlii. 2. Thirst v. t.To have a thirst for. [R.] He seeks his keeper's flesh, and thirsts his blood. Prior. スポンサード リンク
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