kavurmak, yakmak

Turkish - English

Definition of kavurmak, yakmak in Turkish English dictionary

{f} parch

To dry to extremity; to shrivel with heat

The patient's mouth is parched from fever.

To burn the surface of, to scorch

The sun today could parch cement.

To become thirsty

We're parched Hon. Could you send up an ale from the cooler?.

To roast, as dry grain

We used grandma's skillet to parch corn.

To become superficially burnt; be become sunburned

The locals watched, amused, as the tourists parched in the sun, having neglected to apply sunscreen or bring water.

{v} to scorch, become scorched, grow dry

To become scorched or superficially burnt; to be very dry

cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat; "The sun parched the earth"

To burn the surface of; to scorch; to roast over the fire, as dry grain; as, to parch the skin; to parch corn

cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat; "The sun parched the earth

To dry; to cook in dry heat until almost scorched

To brown by means of dry heat

To dry to extremity; to shrivel with heat; as, the mouth is parched from fever

To dry or roast slightly through exposure to intense heat

{f} dry, remove moisture; toast, roast, cook slightly over dry heat

To brown by means of dry heal Generally, this is applied to grains

if the sun or wind parches something, it makes it very dry

Hyphenation

ka·vur·mak, yak·mak