parch
Third Person
parches
Present Participle
parching
Past Tense
parched
Past Participle
parched
1
to make excessively dry by removing moisture from an object, substance, or surface
- The week-long heat wave parched crops across the region.
- If it doesn't rain soon, the drought will parch more land.
- As I worked outside, the hot sun was parching my skin despite sunscreen.
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