parch
verb (used with object)
to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do.
was parching
-
past progressiveof parch.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Prolonged drought was parching many lands, but rural England and Cuba seemed to suffer most.
From Time Magazine Archive
Her fire was a few chips, and she was parching a little corn for supper.
From The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917 by Various
A consuming thirst was parching my mouth and I took a chance and ran along the open to the house for a drink.
From S.O.S. Stand to! by Reginald Grant
The heat aggravated a burning thirst that was parching her throat.
From The Sheik by E. M. (Edith Maude) Hull
It was parching, and he felt that words were impossible.
From The One-Way Trail A story of the cattle country by Ridgwell Cullum
