parch
verb (used with object)
to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do.
am parching
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present progressiveof parch (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Morel!" murmured Madeleine, "I am parching, dying with thirst.
From The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 2 of 6 by Eugène Sue
