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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The Southern Everglades and Florida Bay, which for eons had received that water, grew parched, leading to environmental and economic degradation there as well.
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Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 29 June 2025
Our extended testing period spanned all four seasons on the East Coast, plus trips overseas and long flights where parched lips are par for the course.
—Claire Sullivan, Footwear News, 21 May 2025
Quickly following the recent Kashmir attack, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi cancelled the Indus Water Treaty, which had shared water between India and parched Pakistan.
—Daniel Markind, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
The country’s grain-growing regions in the north have been parched for months, leading to concerns over the harvest.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 3 June 2025
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Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 29 June 2025
Our extended testing period spanned all four seasons on the East Coast, plus trips overseas and long flights where parched lips are par for the course.
—Claire Sullivan, Footwear News, 21 May 2025
Quickly following the recent Kashmir attack, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi cancelled the Indus Water Treaty, which had shared water between India and parched Pakistan.
—Daniel Markind, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
The country’s grain-growing regions in the north have been parched for months, leading to concerns over the harvest.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 3 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for parch
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“Parch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parch. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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parch
verb1
: to toast by dry heat
2
: to wilt with heat
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