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.
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The people thirsted there for water. --Ex. xvii. 3.
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2. To have a vehement desire.
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My soul thirsteth for . . . the living God. --Ps.
xlii. 2.
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