hungry is to starving as thirsty is to? [closed]

adjectives single-word-requests

When someone is very hungry we say he is starving. How to describe someone who is very thirsty?


Hungry is to starving as thirsty is to parched.

Parched : very thirsty - M-W


While "dying of thirst" is still a common expression, nowadays it's much more likely to hear someone say they're dehydrated. (US English)


Hungry is to starving as thirsty is to thirsting

assoiffé adj (qui a très soif) thirsty, thirsting adj

Il fait très chaud, les animaux sont assoiffés. It's very hot, the animals are very thirsty. WordReference (Oxford) English-French Dictionary

"thirsting animals" Google Books

"thirsting rats" Google Books

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