The sun today could parch cement.
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Parch
//pɑɹt͡ʃ//
Synonyms for "parch" (103 found)
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Translations
48 translations across 17 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- изгарям verb (to burn the surface of; to scorch)
- изсушавам verb (to dry to extremity)
- изсъхвам verb (to become scorched or superficially burnt; to be very dry)
- пресушавам verb (to make thirsty)
Catalan
1 entries- assedegar verb (to make thirsty)
Chinese
1 entries- Mandain: 烘干 verb (to dry to extremity)
Cornish
1 entries- krasa verb (to burn the surface of; to scorch)
Czech
4 entries- pražit verb (to burn the surface of; to scorch)
- vyprahnout verb (to become scorched or superficially burnt; to be very dry)
- vyschnout verb (to become scorched or superficially burnt; to be very dry)
- vysušit verb (to dry to extremity)
Finnish
4 entries- korventaa verb (to burn the surface of; to scorch)
- korventua verb (to become scorched or superficially burnt; to be very dry)
- paahtaa verb (to burn the surface of; to scorch)
- polttaa verb (to burn the surface of; to scorch)
French
1 entries- assoiffer verb (to make thirsty)
Galician
4 entries- abrasar verb (to burn the surface of; to scorch)
- abrasar verb (to dry to extremity)
- abrasar verb (to become scorched or superficially burnt; to be very dry)
- secar verb (to make thirsty)
German
3 entries- ausdörren verb (to burn the surface of; to scorch)
- ausdörren verb (to dry to extremity)
- rösten verb (to become scorched or superficially burnt; to be very dry)
Greek
2 entries- ξηραίνομαι verb (to become scorched or superficially burnt; to be very dry)
- ξηραίνω verb (to dry to extremity)
Irish
2 entries- tíor verb (to burn the surface of; to scorch)
- tíor verb (to dry to extremity)
Mongolian
1 entries- хатаах verb (to dry to extremity)
Māori
1 entries- torotoro verb (to burn the surface of; to scorch)
Portuguese
1 entries- ressecar verb (to dry to extremity)
Russian
4 entries- вы́жечь verb (to burn the surface of; to scorch)
- выжига́ть verb (to burn the surface of; to scorch)
- иссуша́ть verb (to dry to extremity)
- иссуша́ть verb (to make thirsty)
Sanskrit
2 entries- शोषयति verb (to burn the surface of; to scorch)
- शोषयति verb (to dry to extremity)
Spanish
3 entries- agostar verb (to dry to extremity)
- dar mucha sed verb (to make thirsty)
- torrefacer verb (to burn the surface of; to scorch)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
Ye shall eat neither bread, nor parched corn.
Source: wiktionary
The patient’s mouth is parched from fever.
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They vvould go over board vvith a Rope faſtned about them, that by drenching themſelves a vvhile in the Sea, they might eaſe the internal Heat vvhich parched them; and vvhen they ſtood any of them to ſteer the Veſſel, they vvould have their Feet in a Pail of Sea VVater to refrigerate 'em.
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