'Thirsting' definitions:

Definition of 'Thirsting'

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  • Thirst \Thirst\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thirsted; p. pr. & vb. n. Thirsting.] [AS. [thorn]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. [1913 Webster]
  • The people thirsted there for water. --Ex. xvii. 3. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To have a vehement desire. [1913 Webster]
  • My soul thirsteth for . . . the living God. --Ps. xlii. 2. [1913 Webster]