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Meaning of "thirstful" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF THIRSTFUL

ˈθɜːstfʊl


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF THIRSTFUL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Thirstful is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES THIRSTFUL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of thirstful in the English dictionary

The definition of thirstful in the dictionary is having or full of thirst, thirsty.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH THIRSTFUL

boastful · disgustful · distasteful · distrustful · feastful · fistful · gastfull · ghastful · gustful · lustful · mastful · molestful · pestful · restful · tasteful · trustful · unboastful · wasteful · wistful · zestful

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THIRSTFUL

thirdhand · thirdings · thirdly · thirds · thirdsman · thirdstream · thirl · thirlage · Thirlmere · thirst · thirstier · thirstiest · thirstily · thirstiness · thirstless · thirsty · thirteen · thirteenth · thirteenth chord · thirteenthly

WORDS THAT END LIKE THIRSTFUL

chestful · delightful · doubtful · fruitful · hurtful · impactful · insightful · jestful · kistful · listful · mistful · mistrustful · nestful · respectful · thoughtful · thrustful · tristful · unrestful · untrustful · wanrestful

Synonyms and antonyms of thirstful in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «thirstful» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THIRSTFUL

Find out the translation of thirstful to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of thirstful from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «thirstful» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

thirstful
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

thirstful
570 millions of speakers
en

English

thirstful
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

thirstful
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

thirstful
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

thirstful
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

thirstful
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

thirstful
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

thirstful
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Haus
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

thirstful
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

thirstful
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

thirstful
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Thirstful
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thirstful
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

thirstful
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

तहानलेला
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

thirstful
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

thirstful
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

thirstful
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

thirstful
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

thirstful
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

thirstful
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

thirstful
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

thirstful
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

thirstful
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of thirstful

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THIRSTFUL»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about thirstful

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THIRSTFUL»

Discover the use of thirstful in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to thirstful and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Poets and Poetry of Vermont: Edited by Abby Maria Hemenway ...
Ye thirstful of blood! prepare the death-shroud For therefuse of earth—the Heliote slave ! Oh! stay, ye 're preparing the Souliote's grave. Then hushed was the hum of the tambour's deep call, And death-like silence spread gloom over all, Save ...
Abby Maria Hemenway, 1858
2
The Cornhill Magazine
My other eager thirstful self I shook off like a thing worn out. Men in my confidence would have supposed me more rational; I was simply possessed. My desire was to go into harness, buried in books, and for recreation to chase visions of ...
‎1871
3
Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society
Such inquirers frequently produce good, as facts are oftentimes unveiled in these investigations which might for ages have lain dormant if not made apparent by the thirstful desire of the propensity for acquisition so prominent in the human ...
American Antiquarian Society, 1855
4
The Projector: A Periodical Paper
... with many- twinkling feet, the chalk-drawn floor, or inhale the balsamic steams of lamps of various hue, without the dread alarms of gore-thirstful foes — thrill to the many-sounding orchestra attuned to their sweetest sympathies, and in shady,  ...
Alexander Chalmers, 1815
5
The Gospel magazine, and theological review. Ser. 5. Vol. 3, ...
They pretend to be men of great discernment, and call themselves " men of science." There appear to have been infidels of this shape in the apostles' days. ( 1 Tim. vi. 20.) There is a thirstful propensity in the mind to acquire knowledge, but,  ...
‎1840
6
Pages from Hopi History
Even when the story of the arrival of some of these white men at Zuni became known to the Hopi they were still a long and thirstful distance by trail from them. The Hopi undoubtedly felt safe in their fortress-like villages. Encounter With Spain ...
Harry Clebourne James, 1974
7
A Book of Strife in the Form of the Diary of an Old Soul
Even as a man, buried in during dark, Turns ever where the edge of twilight shines, Prays ever towards the vague eternal mark; Or as the sleeper, having dreamed he drinks, Back straightway into thirstful dreaming sinks, So turns my will to ...
George MacDonald, 2010
8
Overcoming Racism.Through the Gospel
It could have been the explorers Francisco Vazquez de Coronado or Cabeza de Vaca who found the river after their thirstful quest for fresh water. Or perhaps it was named through the episode most common to us in the Brazoria area: "... a ...
M. L. Johnson, 2007
9
The Rape of Proserpine: With Other Poems, from Claudian; ...
As he to manhood grew, each fraudful art " I taught him — how dissimulation's robe 125 " To wear, and how to hide, in hollow smiles, " Each discontented thought, each baleful scheme. " Thirstful of gain, as eager after blood, " Not him ...
Claudius Claudianus, 1814
10
Delphi Complete Works of George Meredith (Illustrated):
My othereager thirstful selfIshookoff like a thing wornout. Men in my confidence wouldhave supposedme more rational: I was simply possessed. My desire was togo into harness, buried in books, andfor recreationto chasevisionsof original ...
George Meredith, 2013

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THIRSTFUL»

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Film Review – Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
Foregrounded in the decrepit decor of Basin City basks bludgeoned beauty, thirstful revenge and unjust corruption. The gritty city streets can uncage even the ... «Impact Magazine, Aug 14»
2
Gary Westfahl: The Addled Archaeology of the Future
The more revolting the deed, the more minute the description. Horrors were their chief delight. Scandals were drunk in with thirstful eyes. These chronicles of ... «Locus Online, Aug 09»
REFERENCE
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