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parch
[ pahrch ]
verb (used with object)
- to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do.
- to make dry, hot, or thirsty:
Walking in the sun parched his throat.
- to dry (peas, beans, grain, etc.) by exposure to heat without burning; to toast or roast slightly:
A staple of the Indian diet was parched corn.
- to dry or shrivel with cold.
verb (used without object)
- to suffer from heat, thirst, or need of water.
- to become parched; undergo drying by heat.
- to dry (usually followed by up ).
parch
/ pɑːtʃ /
verb
- to deprive or be deprived of water; dry up
the sun parches the fields
- tr; usually passive to make very thirsty
I was parched after the run
- tr to roast (corn, etc) lightly
Other Words From
- parch·a·ble adjective
- parch·ing·ly adverb
- un·parch·ing adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of parch1
Word History and Origins
Origin of parch1
Example Sentences
Meanwhile, heat-parched forests in Portugal and Spain went up in flames as wildfires raged.
Drought is parching farmlands and the rivers that feed them.
It is nonsensical to parch one's throat with thirst when a kindly Mahomedan is ready to offer pure water to drink.
They first parch and then pound it between two stones until it is reduced to a fine meal.
What they gave me did rather parch and dry up my body, and made me probably worse than otherwise I might have been.
She persuaded the women of the land to parch with fire the seed of the corn that their husbands sowed in the earth.
You shall always blow in the hot, dry weather, and shall parch and shrivel all living things.
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