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parched

/pɑːtʃt/US/pɑɹt͡ʃt/

parched adjective: dry. Also the simple past and past participle of parch.

Adjective

parched (comparative more parched, superlative most parched)

  1. Dry.
    • In the morning I went to the court; my lips and throat were parched. I dared not ask the fatal question, but I was known, and the officer guessed the cause of my visit.1816 June – 1817 April/May (date written), [Mary Shelley], chapter VII, in Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. […], volume I, London: […] [Macdonald and Son] for Lackington, Hughes, Harding...
    • Played acoustically, glacially paced and sung in Kristofferson’s parched, age-weathered voice, even his more lighthearted songs – Jesus Was a Capricorn, Best Of All Possible Worlds – were leant an eerie gravitas, while Me and Bobby McGee and Sunday Morning Coming Down sounded heartbreakingly...2017 June 26, Alexis Petridis, “Glastonbury 2017 verdict: Radiohead, Foo Fighters, Lorde, Stormzy and more”, in the Guardian
  2. Very thirsty.
    • I'm quite parched.2020 December 25, Chris Van Dusen, “Diamond of the First Water”, in Bridgerton, season 1, episode 1, spoken by Daphne Bridgerton

Also used as

parched is also the simple past and past participle of parch.

parched meaning in Marathi, Indonesian and Persian

parched in Marathi

dry
कोरडा korḍā

parched in Indonesian

dry
kering

parched in Persian

dry
خشک xošk

Examples of parched in a sentence

  • We're parched, hon. Could you send up an ale from the cooler?
  • The parched lawn needed several sprayings before the grass looked green again.
  • Could you bring me a soda pop? I'm parched!

All 24 example sentences with parched

Forms of parched

comparativemore parched
superlativemost parched

Words formed from parched

Words that rhyme with parched

Questions about parched

What does parched mean?
Parched means dry.
What is parched in Marathi?
Parched in Marathi is कोरडा (korḍā). See Parched meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is parched?
Parched is an adjective.
How do you pronounce parched?
Parched is pronounced /pɑɹt͡ʃt/ (US).

Words near parched in the dictionary

  1. parceners
  2. parcenership
  3. parcening
  4. parcens
  5. parch
  6. parched
  7. parched up
  8. parchedly
  9. parchedness
  10. parcher
  11. parcherries

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