parched; parching; parches
1
: to toast under dry heat
2
: to shrivel with heat
3
: to dry or shrivel with cold
: to become dry or scorched
Examples of parch in a Sentence
The hot desert sun had parched the land.
the heat has really parched my throat
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Los Angeles has received essentially no rainfall in over 10 months, with the driest start to a rainy season on record, parching soils and vegetation and setting the stage for extreme winds to intensify and spread the fires.
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Peter H. Gleick, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2025
But leaders say traditional practices mitigated damage Jan. 19, 2025
An extreme lack of rain plays a major role in explaining Southern California’s fire woes, where vegetation is parched and flammable, making brush far more likely to turn into a spot fire should an ember land on it.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2025
This lack of precipitation has left the landscape parched and ready to burn.
—Phil De Luna, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Bitter cold, harsh winds and indoor heating can strip delicate skin of its moisture, leaving lips parched and prone to cracking.
—Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
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Peter H. Gleick, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2025
But leaders say traditional practices mitigated damage Jan. 19, 2025
An extreme lack of rain plays a major role in explaining Southern California’s fire woes, where vegetation is parched and flammable, making brush far more likely to turn into a spot fire should an ember land on it.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2025
This lack of precipitation has left the landscape parched and ready to burn.
—Phil De Luna, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Bitter cold, harsh winds and indoor heating can strip delicate skin of its moisture, leaving lips parched and prone to cracking.
—Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Parch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parch. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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parch
verb1
: to toast by dry heat
2
: to wilt with heat
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