PARCHING Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

parching

verb

Definition of parching next

present participle of parch

as in drying

to make dry the heat has really parched my throat

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Recent Examples of parching Alegria also sees wild rice production growing using the traditional Indigenous methods of drying, parching, dancing and winnowing at rice camps in northern Wisconsin. —

Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 4 Dec. 2025 Wind is a familiar thing, a thing whose very existence brings a kind of reassurance—yearned-for when absent, delighting when gentle, accursed when either biting cold or parching hot, feared when violent. —

Literary Hub, 19 Nov. 2025 Drought and long, hot summer days are sucking Western Colorado’s rivers dry, parching farm fields and fueling the massive wildfires proliferating across the region. —

Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 15 Aug. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for parching

drying

Verb

Making the powder involves several steps, including milk testing and pasteurization, the separation of curds and whey, draining and pasteurizing the liquid whey, and then sending it to a processing facility to remove more liquid via evaporation and spray drying.

— Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 2 June 2026
For the best results, all the experts agree on air drying the sheets.

— Sheila Kim, The Spruce, 31 May 2026