parch

[US]/pɑːtʃ/
[UK]/pɑrtʃ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt.to dry something out, especially by heat
vi.to become dry or parched

Phrases & Collocations

parch soil

parch throat

parch land

parch earth

parch body

parch lips

parch skin

parch air

parch grass

parch crops

Example Sentences

the sun can parch the earth during the hot summer months.

without water, the plants began to parch and wilt.

she felt her throat parch after speaking for hours.

the wind can parch the skin if you’re not careful.

he drank a lot of water to relieve the parched feeling.

farmers worry that a prolonged drought will parch their crops.

the parched landscape stretched out before them.

after the long hike, his lips were parched and cracked.

the parched soil desperately needed rain.

she used lotion to combat her parched skin.

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