Thirsty
adjective
Feeling a need or desire to drink something.
I ran a full marathon and now I'm very thirsty.
Often appears as...
- i'm thirsty
- very thirsty
adjective
Having a strong desire or craving for something.
He was thirsty for knowledge and read every book he could get his hands on.
Often appears as...
- thirsty for knowledge
- thirsty for revenge
adjective
Needing or consuming a lot of something.
Cacti aren't as thirsty as most plants so don't need much water.
Often appears as...
- thirsty plants
- thirsty work
adjective
Eager to attract attention from others, particularly in a sexual context.
He's always posting selfies on social media, he's so thirsty.
Often appears as...
- thirsty for attention
- thirsty posts
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
adjective
Feeling a need or desire to drink something.
I ran a full marathon and now I'm very thirsty.
Often appears as...
- i'm thirsty
- very thirsty
adjective
Having a strong desire or craving for something.
He was thirsty for knowledge and read every book he could get his hands on.
Often appears as...
- thirsty for knowledge
- thirsty for revenge
adjective
Needing or consuming a lot of something.
Cacti aren't as thirsty as most plants so don't need much water.
Often appears as...
- thirsty plants
- thirsty work
adjective
Eager to attract attention from others, particularly in a sexual context.
He's always posting selfies on social media, he's so thirsty.
Often appears as...
- thirsty for attention
- thirsty posts
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Need
Emphasizes the need to drink, specifically referring to a bodily sensation.
After jogging in the sun, I felt thirsty.
Pro Tip 2/3Intensity Scales
Can describe different levels of need for drinks, from mild to urgent.
Only a sip of water and I'm still thirsty.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Literal
Sometimes used in exaggeration, not always a serious or true need.
I could drink a whole lake I'm so thirsty!
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Need
Emphasizes the need to drink, specifically referring to a bodily sensation.
After jogging in the sun, I felt thirsty.
Pro Tip 2/3Intensity Scales
Can describe different levels of need for drinks, from mild to urgent.
Only a sip of water and I'm still thirsty.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Literal
Sometimes used in exaggeration, not always a serious or true need.
I could drink a whole lake I'm so thirsty!
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Need
Emphasizes the need to drink, specifically referring to a bodily sensation.
After jogging in the sun, I felt thirsty.
Pro Tip 2/3Intensity Scales
Can describe different levels of need for drinks, from mild to urgent.
Only a sip of water and I'm still thirsty.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Literal
Sometimes used in exaggeration, not always a serious or true need.
I could drink a whole lake I'm so thirsty!
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Relax With BBC Earth PIPE...
and they have to keep it still to be able to get that really thin beak into really thin flowers, to be able to find that nectar that they're really living life in the fast lane. The fact their heart has to go a thousand beats a minute just to pump that blood around so they can fly so efficiently. But it is thirsty work, they have to drink every ten minutes or so.
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How do models help us...
would ever catch it and in this case if you move in a circle in a room with the zombie then the zombie could kind of like orbit around the center and it never catch you I mean you eventually you know get thirsty or have to go the bathroom but you could survive for a while here's another model this is a real picture of
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Ken Jennings: Watson,...
who are universally interested in the world around them, curious about everything, thirsty for this knowledge about whatever subject. We can live in one of these two worlds. We can live in a world where our brains, the things that we know, continue to be the thing that makes us special,
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Why you don't need 8...
there is no should. When you feel thirsty, drink some water. You can trust your body. Unless you have kidney stones or are elderly -- sometimes, our messaging systems get a little worn with age -- or your doctor has told you otherwise, constantly monitoring how much water you drink
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Are we running out of...
Adopting a vegetarian lifestyle could reduce up to one third of your water footprint. Our planet may never run out of water, but it doesn’t have to for individuals to go thirsty. Solving this local problem requires a global solution,
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The Water Crisis PIPE...
now i'm tracking down innovators who are trying to turn the tide we're here in the trenches right in a desperate fight to change our water thirsty ways laser leveling our field helps us be very
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The Life of a Photograph...
means to a Japanese consumer thirsty Japanese consumer the same thing that meant to me as a little boy I can go anywhere the horizon line says unlimited possibilities how does it life like this
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Young Leopard Steals...
Hungry and thirsty, he heads back home and spots a kill stashed in a tree, almost certainly by his own mother. And, like any teenager, he thinks nothing of raiding her larder.
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The science of milk -...
But with the demands of thirsty consumers, the dairy industry has enlisted methods to step up production, enhance shelf life, and provide a variety of milk products.
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National Geographic...
I noticed the old man was very very very thirsty and he spoke good English and I said oh I'll hold your son I distinctly remember putting my camera down
Video examples
Relax With BBC Earth PIPE...
and they have to keep it still to be able to get that really thin beak into really thin flowers, to be able to find that nectar that they're really living life in the fast lane. The fact their heart has to go a thousand beats a minute just to pump that blood around so they can fly so efficiently. But it is thirsty work, they have to drink every ten minutes or so.
Video examples
How do models help us...
would ever catch it and in this case if you move in a circle in a room with the zombie then the zombie could kind of like orbit around the center and it never catch you I mean you eventually you know get thirsty or have to go the bathroom but you could survive for a while here's another model this is a real picture of
Video examples
Ken Jennings: Watson,...
who are universally interested in the world around them, curious about everything, thirsty for this knowledge about whatever subject. We can live in one of these two worlds. We can live in a world where our brains, the things that we know, continue to be the thing that makes us special,
Video examples
Why you don't need 8...
there is no should. When you feel thirsty, drink some water. You can trust your body. Unless you have kidney stones or are elderly -- sometimes, our messaging systems get a little worn with age -- or your doctor has told you otherwise, constantly monitoring how much water you drink
Video examples
Are we running out of...
Adopting a vegetarian lifestyle could reduce up to one third of your water footprint. Our planet may never run out of water, but it doesn’t have to for individuals to go thirsty. Solving this local problem requires a global solution,
Video examples
The Water Crisis PIPE...
now i'm tracking down innovators who are trying to turn the tide we're here in the trenches right in a desperate fight to change our water thirsty ways laser leveling our field helps us be very
Video examples
The Life of a Photograph...
means to a Japanese consumer thirsty Japanese consumer the same thing that meant to me as a little boy I can go anywhere the horizon line says unlimited possibilities how does it life like this
Video examples
Young Leopard Steals...
Hungry and thirsty, he heads back home and spots a kill stashed in a tree, almost certainly by his own mother. And, like any teenager, he thinks nothing of raiding her larder.
Video examples
The science of milk -...
But with the demands of thirsty consumers, the dairy industry has enlisted methods to step up production, enhance shelf life, and provide a variety of milk products.
Video examples
National Geographic...
I noticed the old man was very very very thirsty and he spoke good English and I said oh I'll hold your son I distinctly remember putting my camera down
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Pope Benedict XVI
German Clergyman
It's a great responsibility before God, the judge who guides us, who draws us to truth and good, and in this sense the church must unmask evil, rendering present the goodness of God, rendering present his truth, the truly infinite for which we are thirsty.
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Mary Oliver
American Poet
Animals praise a good day, a good hunt. They praise rain if they're thirsty. That's prayer. They don't live an unconscious life, they simply have no language to talk about these things. But they are grateful for the good things that come along.
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Khalil Gibran
Lebanese Poet
Would that I were a dry well, and that the people tossed stones into me, for that would be easier than to be a spring of flowing water that the thirsty pass by, and from which they avoid drinking.
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FKA twigs
British Musician
I'm not thirsty. I'm not a pop star. I don't want to reign over all forever... I don't want to be famous! It makes me feel sick, the thought of being a famous person. It's just not me.
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Anton Chekhov
Russian Dramatist
When you're thirsty and it seems that you could drink the entire ocean, that's faith; when you start to drink and finish only a glass or two, that's science.
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Sophocles
Greek Poet
If you were to offer a thirsty man all wisdom, you would not please him more than if you gave him a drink.
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Arthur Schopenhauer
German Philosopher
Wealth is like sea-water; the more we drink, the thirstier we become; and the same is true of fame.
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Madonna Ciccone
American Musician
When I'm hungry, I eat. When I'm thirsty, I drink. When I feel like saying something, I say it.
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Sanjaya Baru
Indian Public Servant
A common language doesn't soothe dry tongues and thirsty throats.
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Frank Vogel
American Clergyman
Be thirsty to always try to achieve something more.
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Pope Benedict XVI
German Clergyman
It's a great responsibility before God, the judge who guides us, who draws us to truth and good, and in this sense the church must unmask evil, rendering present the goodness of God, rendering present his truth, the truly infinite for which we are thirsty.
Quote examples
Mary Oliver
American Poet
Animals praise a good day, a good hunt. They praise rain if they're thirsty. That's prayer. They don't live an unconscious life, they simply have no language to talk about these things. But they are grateful for the good things that come along.
Quote examples
Khalil Gibran
Lebanese Poet
Would that I were a dry well, and that the people tossed stones into me, for that would be easier than to be a spring of flowing water that the thirsty pass by, and from which they avoid drinking.
Quote examples
FKA twigs
British Musician
I'm not thirsty. I'm not a pop star. I don't want to reign over all forever... I don't want to be famous! It makes me feel sick, the thought of being a famous person. It's just not me.
Quote examples
Anton Chekhov
Russian Dramatist
When you're thirsty and it seems that you could drink the entire ocean, that's faith; when you start to drink and finish only a glass or two, that's science.
Quote examples
Sophocles
Greek Poet
If you were to offer a thirsty man all wisdom, you would not please him more than if you gave him a drink.
Quote examples
Arthur Schopenhauer
German Philosopher
Wealth is like sea-water; the more we drink, the thirstier we become; and the same is true of fame.
Quote examples
Madonna Ciccone
American Musician
When I'm hungry, I eat. When I'm thirsty, I drink. When I feel like saying something, I say it.
Quote examples
Sanjaya Baru
Indian Public Servant
A common language doesn't soothe dry tongues and thirsty throats.
Quote examples
Frank Vogel
American Clergyman
Be thirsty to always try to achieve something more.
Example 1 of 10
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