parched
Collocations
5ADJ.
age-weathered, cracked, hot, over
VERB + PARCHED
clawing, ground, would've
PARCHED + NOUN
earth, food
PREP.
in, with
ADV.
quite
Definitions
adj
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.
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 careworn and poignant.
Very thirsty.
I'm quite parched.
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6In 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.
WiktionaryPlayed 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 eer
WiktionaryI'm quite parched.
WiktionaryThe ground is parched and cracked, the tinder-dry grass crackles underfoot, and rain is desperately needed in our region.
Tatoeba · #3040081My throat is parched.
Tatoeba · #5226624Sweet life from mortals fled; they drooped and died. / Fierce Sirius scorched the fields, and herbs and grain / were parched, and food the wasting crops denied.
Tatoeba · #6992664