Thirst
noun
- 1.
- (the discomfort caused by a desire for water, a craving for a liquid, any strong desire, craving) ការស្រេក, ស្រេកឃ្លាន
- 2.
- (បច្ចេកទេស) ការស្រេកឃ្លាន, តណ្ហា
verb — past tense: thirsted ; past participle: thirsted ; present participle: thirsting ;
- 1.
- (INTRANSITIVE) (To feel a thirst) ស្រេកទឹក, ស្រេកឃ្លាន
Example: Died of thirst, Thirst for knowledge. - 2.
- ចំណង់ដ៏ខ្លាំង, ស្រេកឃ្លាន
- 3.
- (វេជ្ជសាស្ត្រ) ស្រេកទឹក
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
- 1.
- A sensation of dryness in the throat associated with a craving for liquids, produced by deprivation of drink, or by some other cause (as fear, excitement, etc.) which arrests the secretion of the pharyngeal mucous membrane; hence, the condition producing this sensation.
- 2.
- (FIGURATIVE) A want and eager desire after anything; a craving or longing; -- usually with for, of, or after; as, the thirst for gold.
verb — past tense: thirsted ; past participle: thirsted ; present participle: thirsting ;
- 1.
- To feel thirst; to experience a painful or uneasy sensation of the throat or fauces, as for want of drink.
- 2.
- To have a vehement desire.
- 3.
- (TRANSITIVE) To have a thirst for.