The ground is parched and cracked, the tinder-dry grass crackles underfoot, and rain is desperately needed in our region.
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Parched
//pɑɹt͡ʃt//
Synonyms for "parched" (61 found)
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Synonyms
1 entriesderived
4 entriesform of
1 entriesrelated to
2 entriessimilar
3 entriesTranslations
40 translations across 21 languages.
Ancient Greek
2 entries- καρφαλέος adj (dry)
- ἀζαλέος adj (dry)
Catalan
2 entries- assedegat adj (thirsty)
- ressec adj (dry)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 燥 adj (dry)
Dutch
2 entries- dorstig adj (thirsty)
- droog adj (dry)
Esperanto
1 entries- sekigita adj (dry)
Finnish
2 entries- janoinen adj (thirsty)
- kuiva adj (dry)
French
3 entries- assoiffé adj (thirsty)
- desséché adj (dry)
- sec adj (dry)
German
2 entries- ausgedörrt adj (dry)
- ausgetrocknet adj (dry)
Indonesian
1 entries- kering adj (dry)
Irish
1 entries- spalptha adj (dry)
Italian
3 entries- assetato adj (thirsty)
- prosciugato adj (dry)
- seccato adj (dry)
Latin
1 entries- āridus adj (dry)
Marathi
1 entries- कोरडा adj (dry)
Māori
2 entries- raki adj (dry)
- tūpākākā adj (dry)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- قورو adj (dry)
Persian
1 entries- خشک adj (dry)
Portuguese
2 entries- ressequido adj (dry)
- sedento adj (thirsty)
Russian
4 entries- вы́жженный adj (dry)
- жа́ждущий adj (thirsty)
- опалённый adj (dry)
- пересо́хший adj (dry)
Spanish
4 entries- hidrópico adj (thirsty)
- reseco adj (dry)
- sediente (disused) adj (thirsty)
- sediento adj (thirsty)
Swedish
1 entries- uttorkad adj (dry)
Tocharian B
1 entries- aslyamaṣṣe adj (dry)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
The Southwest is the hottest and driest region in the United States. Climate changes pose challenges for an already parched region that is expected to get hotter and, in its southern half, significantly drier. Increased heat and changes to rain and snowpack will send ripple effects throughout the region and its critical agriculture sector.
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My throat is parched.
Source: tatoeba (5226624)
His herd was forgotten; his pipe lay uncared for on the ground; his head was bowed like a flower that droops over its stalk; he was consumed by inward fire, parched like the grass in the hot weather; he knew joy no longer, and no more gaily prattled, unless, indeed, he were speaking to Chloe or about her.
Source: tatoeba (6212464)
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