Definitions for athirst

athirst a·thirst

Spelling: [uh-thurst]
IPA: /əˈθɜrst/

Athirst is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 168 anagrams from letters in athirst (ahirstt).

Definitions for athirst

adjective

  1. having a keen desire; eager (often followed by for):
  2. Archaic. thirsty.

Origin of athirst

before 1000; Middle English athurst, ofthurst, Old English ofthyrst, past participle of ofthyrstan. See a-2, thirst

Examples for athirst

The grateful draft reminded her that she had actually been athirst ever since noon.

Trust me, Sargon, you will be faint and athirst before all is done.

On a sultry day in August we struggled, dusty and athirst, into Vienna.

See, he yet strives to throw the poison from him; twice have I given him the cup and yet he is athirst.

He thinks that she is athirst for vengeance for the death of Morold.

At night he could not sleep; his throat was parched; he was athirst.

She was athirst for home, for old scenes and old friends and old emotions.

We are overcome with long travel, sore hungered and athirst.

Yet I trust I am too good a Christian to refuse any man drink that is athirst.

I drink to my wife; may she never be athirst, the poor darling.

Word Value for athirst
Scrable

10

Words with friends

9

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