parch

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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
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Thirsty
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Simple past tense and past participle of parch
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extreme

I began also to feel very hungry, as not having eaten for twenty-four hours; and worse than that, there was a parching thirst and dryness in my throat, and nothing with which to quench it.

parching
Present participle of parch
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Simple past and past participle of to parch
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If your mouth, throat, or lips are parched, they are unpleasantly dry
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If something, especially the ground or a plant, is parched, it is very dry, because there has been no rain. a hill of parched brown grass
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If you say that you are parched, you mean that you are very thirsty
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dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight; "a vast desert all adust"; "land lying baked in the heat"; "parched soil"; "the earth was scorched and bare"; "sunbaked salt flats"
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Dry
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toasted or roasted slightly; "parched corn was a staple of the Indian diet"
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toasted or roasted slightly; "parched corn was a staple of the Indian diet
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{s} dried out, dry, thirsty
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Third person singular simple present of to parch
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Capable of causing something to parch
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Scorching; burning; drying
parching
Present participle of to parch
parching
{i} drying out, dryness, process of removing moisture
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