thirstingn.

/ˈθəːstɪŋ/

Etymology: < thirst v. + -ing suffix¹.

The condition denoted by the verb thirst v.; thirst; figurative longing, craving.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > [noun]

thirstc1000

dry1377

drought1393

thirstingc1500

drynessa1535

dryth1557

thirstiness1583

thirst-longing?1617

droughtiness1720

a spark in one's throat1721

c1500 W. Kennedy Passion of Christ 739 Bitter wyne myxt with gall..þai him gaif to slokin his thristing.

1653 O. Cromwell Speech 4 July in Writings & Speeches (1945) (modernized text) III. 55 We have had many desires, and thirstings in our spirits, to find out ways and means.

1701 G. Stanhope tr. St. Augustine Pious Breathings 82 What impatient thirstings ought I to bring.

1861 Times 22 Aug. A thirsting for political liberty.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

thirstingadj.

Etymology: < thirst v. + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈthirsting.

That thirsts, thirsty; figurative longing.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > [adjective]

thirstyc950

ofthirstOE

athirstc1305

thirstinga1382

dry1406

thirstlewc1425

altered1596

adry1599

droughty1626

chapped1673

bone-dry1920

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Prov. xxv. 25 Cold watir to the threstende soule.

1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Thyrstynge, or beynge a thyrste, sitiens.

1649 W. Blith Eng. Improver v. 30 Keepe thy Land rather in a thirsting condition.

1770 J. Wesley Jrnl. 26 June They drank in the words of life, just as the thirsting earth the showers.

1820 P. B. Shelley Cloud in Prometheus Unbound 196 I bring fresh showers for the thirsting flowers.

1857–8 E. H. Sears Athanasia ii. iii. 195 His marvellous tale..has fallen into thirsting ears.

Derivatives

ˈthirstingly adv. longingly.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > [adverb]

thirstily1549

adry1578

thirstingly1619

with (one's) tongue hanging out1897

1619 W. Sclater Expos. 1 Thess. (1630) 570 The will..so thirstingly inclined to wickednesse.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online September 2020).

单词	thirsting
释义	thirstingn. /ˈθəːstɪŋ/ Etymology: < thirst v. + -ing suffix¹. The condition denoted by the verb thirst v.; thirst; figurative longing, craving. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > [noun] thirstc1000 dry1377 drought1393 thirstingc1500 drynessa1535 dryth1557 thirstiness1583 thirst-longing?1617 droughtiness1720 a spark in one's throat1721 c1500 W. Kennedy Passion of Christ 739 Bitter wyne myxt with gall..þai him gaif to slokin his thristing. 1653 O. Cromwell Speech 4 July in Writings & Speeches (1945) (modernized text) III. 55 We have had many desires, and thirstings in our spirits, to find out ways and means. 1701 G. Stanhope tr. St. Augustine Pious Breathings 82 What impatient thirstings ought I to bring. 1861 Times 22 Aug. A thirsting for political liberty. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2019). thirstingadj. Etymology: < thirst v. + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈthirsting. That thirsts, thirsty; figurative longing. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > [adjective] thirstyc950 ofthirstOE athirstc1305 thirstinga1382 dry1406 thirstlewc1425 altered1596 adry1599 droughty1626 chapped1673 bone-dry1920 a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Prov. xxv. 25 Cold watir to the threstende soule. 1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Thyrstynge, or beynge a thyrste, sitiens. 1649 W. Blith Eng. Improver v. 30 Keepe thy Land rather in a thirsting condition. 1770 J. Wesley Jrnl. 26 June They drank in the words of life, just as the thirsting earth the showers. 1820 P. B. Shelley Cloud in Prometheus Unbound 196 I bring fresh showers for the thirsting flowers. 1857–8 E. H. Sears Athanasia ii. iii. 195 His marvellous tale..has fallen into thirsting ears. Derivatives ˈthirstingly adv. longingly. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > [adverb] thirstily1549 adry1578 thirstingly1619 with (one's) tongue hanging out1897 1619 W. Sclater Expos. 1 Thess. (1630) 570 The will..so thirstingly inclined to wickednesse. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online September 2020). < n.c1500adj.a1382
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