parch
verb (used with object)
to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do.
was parching
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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
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Prolonged drought was parching many lands, but rural England and Cuba seemed to suffer most.
From Time Magazine Archive
They were sitting on the lake shore, for the day was parching hot.
From Lydia of the Pines by Honoré Morrow
It was parching, and he felt that words were impossible.
From The One-Way Trail A story of the cattle country by Ridgwell Cullum
The trees in the dark garden swayed and creaked, the air was parching and full of dust, the light glared brighter each moment.
From The Benefactress by Elizabeth
A third was parching some corn found in a thrown-away feed box, and congratulating themselves upon the lucky find.
From Si Klegg, Book 2 (of 6) Thru The Stone River Campaign And In Winter Quarters At Murfreesboro by John McElroy
