Thirsting
noun, verb
noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The situation of having a thirst for something.
"[…] any present thirstings for God, or ardent outgoings of their souls after divine objects […]"
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of thirst form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"It was natural and perhaps human that the privileged princes of these new economic dynasties, thirsting for power, reached out for control over government itself. They created a new despotism and wrapped it in the robes of legal sanction. In its service new mercenaries sought to regiment the people, their labor, and their property."
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