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parched

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parch  (pärch)
v. parched, parch·ing, parch·es
v.tr.
1. To make extremely dry, especially by exposure to heat: The midsummer sun parched the earth. See Synonyms at burn1.
2. To make thirsty.
3. To dry or roast (corn, for example) by exposing to heat.
v.intr.
1. To become very dry. See Synonyms at dry.
2. To become thirsty.

[Middle English parchen.]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.parched - 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"
dry - free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet; "dry land"; "dry clothes"; "a dry climate"; "dry splintery boards"; "a dry river bed"; "the paint is dry"
2.parched - toasted or roasted slightly; "parched corn was a staple of the Indian diet"
cooked - having been prepared for eating by the application of heat

parched
adjective
1. dried out or up, dry, withered, scorched, arid, torrid, shrivelled, dehydrated, waterless Showers poured down upon the parched earth.
2. thirsty, dry, dehydrated, drouthy (Scot.) After all that exercise, I was parched.
Translations
parched [pɑːtʃt] ADJ [land etc] → abrasado, reseco (= thirsty) → reseco, muerto de sed
I'm parchedme muero de sed
parched [ˈpɑːrtʃt] adj
[landscape, ground, fields, grass] → desséché(e)
[lips, mouth] → desséché(e)
[person] (= very thirsty) → assoiffé(e)
to be parched → être assoiffé
parched
adj lips, throatausgetrocknet; land alsoverdorrt; I’m parchedich habe furchtbaren Durst
parched [pɑːtʃt] adj (land, garden) → disseccato/a, riarso/a; (person) → assetato/a
I'm parched! (fam) → muoio di sete!
parched [pɑːtʃt] adj (land, garden) → disseccato/a, riarso/a; (person) → assetato/a
I'm parched! (fam) → muoio di sete!


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oh, ever vernal endless landscapes in the soul; in ye, --though long parched by the dead drought of the earthy life, --in ye, men yet may roll, like young horses in new morning clover; and for some few fleeting moments, feel the cool dew of the life immortal on them.
The dust in the curtains, if you will pardon me for hinting such a thing, has parched my throat to a crisp.
At first my mouth and throat were parched, and my strength ebbed sensibly.
 
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