HOW TO PRONOUNCE
thirsty
/ˈθɝs.ti/
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What does thirsty mean?
adjective
- Needing to drink water or any liquid that can supply water.
- Craving alcohol; especially, experiencing some alcohol withdrawal.
- (informal) Causing thirst; giving one a need to drink.
More meanings (4)
adjective
- (figuratively) Craving something immaterial.
- (figuratively, slang) Craving or desiring sex.
noun
- One who is thirsty (for a drink, sex, alcohol, etc.).
- Thirst.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈθɝs.ti/
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See this word in context.
McLean laughed, for Freckles needed to see or hear only once to absorb learning as the thirsty earth sucks up water.
I was reasonably hungry and thirsty by this time, not having tasted food or drink since the day prior to my incarceration.
More book examples (3)
I had for dinner, or rather supper, a chicken done up some way with red pepper, which was very good but thirsty.
The night arrives, and the unsuspecting elephants, having travelled many miles of thirsty wilderness, hurry down the incline towards the welcome river.
When a little child says, "I am hungry," the mother sometimes answers, "Eat some salt, and then you will be thirsty, too."