Collocations for "thirsty"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "thirsty" in context.
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thirsty
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- a thirsty [baby, child, man, woman, person]
- UK: a thirsty [car, truck, jet] engine
- is thirsty after [running, playing, working out]
- thirsty after the [race, talk, speech]
- I'm getting thirsty - can we [rest, take a break]?
- Are you thirsty yet?
- [satisfied, quenched] their thirsty [mouths, appetites]
- UK: [digging, gardening, speech giving] is thirsty work
- the [crowd, audience, public] was thirsty for more (action)
- are thirsty for [information, knowledge, blood, adventure]
- the [earth, soil, land] was [dry, scorched, parched] and thirsty
- thirsty under the [boiling, tropical, summer] sun
- (water the) thirsty [plants, flowers, soil, earth]
- thirsty crops like [rice, corn, wheat]
'thirsty' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):