thirsty vs yearning

thirsty

noun

  • Thirst. 

  • One who is thirsty (for a drink, sex, alcohol, etc.). 

adj

  • Causing thirst; giving one a need to drink (informal). 

  • Desiring sex. 

  • Needing to drink. 

  • Craving something. 

yearning

noun

  • A wistful or melancholy longing. 

How often have the words thirsty and yearning occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )