how to pronounce thirst

/θɜːst/

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thirst is pronounced in one syllable

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ɜː

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An example use of thirst in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… intense thirst flushing vomiting …”

meanings of thirst

noun:

Sexual lust.
A want and eager desire (for something); a craving or longing.
The condition producing the sensation of thirst.
A sensation of dryness in the throat associated with a craving for liquids, produced by deprivation of drink, or by some other cause (such as fear, excitement, etc.) which spots the secretion of the pharyngeal mucous membrane.

verb:

To desire vehemently.
To be thirsty.

thirst frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word thirst occurs in english on average 3.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics thirst can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that thirst can be often used in the following areas:

1) food and health;