parch
verb (used with object)
to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do.
parching
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present participleof parch.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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This manifested throughout 2024 in so-called “weird weather,” from unusually extreme hurricanes and floods to intense heat waves, parching droughts and unprecedented wildfires.
From Salon ● Dec. 30, 2024
It is a remarkable reversal from 2021, the season of scorching temperatures and parching drought that devastated farms throughout Western Canada.
From New York Times ● Sep. 24, 2022
The trend is likely to continue as the climate grows warmer and drier, reducing snowpacks, increasing evaporation and parching soils that absorb runoff.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 18, 2022
He says the authorities may soon be caught out by La Niña, a sodden period which often follows El Niño’s parching.
From Economist ● Apr. 28, 2016
They already had a pile of birds large enough to fill the biggest parching tray, which Angeline had fetched from the camp.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
