žeđati

1. Croat. to be thirsty
   Ljeti cvijeće brzo žeđa. — In summer the flowers quickly get thirsty.
   Cijeli dan smo žeđali na suncu. — We were thirsty all day in the sun.
2. Croat. (+ za + instr.) to thirst for; to crave
   Narod žeđa za pravdom. — The people thirst for justice.

In Serbia people say biti žedan or žedneti, and figuratively žudeti za.