Parched Meaning
/pɑɹt͡ʃt/, /pɑːtʃt/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjDry.
"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, Mavor, & Jones, published 1 January 1818, →OCLC, page 171:
adjVery 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:
verbsimple past and past participle of parch
Sentence Examples
My throat is parched.
Tom would be parched.
Put the kettle on, will you? I'm parched.
CEFR Practice Quiz
After walking for hours under the hot sun, his throat felt extremely ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
After hiking for six hours in the desert heat, the explorers were completely ____ and desperate for water.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After walking for hours under the hot sun, his throat felt extremely ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
After hiking for six hours in the desert heat, the explorers were completely ____ and desperate for water.