thirst for
Yearn intensely for
To thirst for something is to crave it intensely, as if dying of thirst: She thirsted for revenge, He has always thirsted for knowledge.
The metaphor transforms physical desperation into psychological longing.
The object is usually abstract—power, justice, recognition, adventure.
Also thirst after.
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
- burning desireIntense emotional craving
- desireIntense wanting
hunger · ache · parched · desperate · burning · dying to know · lust · blood lust · ambition · drive · obsession · pursuit · seeking · appetite · need · pining · coveting · aspiration