- present participle of parch.
parching
Example Sentences
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This manifested throughout 2024 in so-called “weird weather,” from unusually extreme hurricanes and floods to intense heat waves, parching droughts and unprecedented wildfires.
From Salon ● Dec. 30, 2024
In addition, a severe drought is parching Italy.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 17, 2022
And with the worst drought in 1,500 years parching the region, water anxiety is at an all-time high.
From New York Times ● Jan. 3, 2021
He says the authorities may soon be caught out by La Niña, a sodden period which often follows El Niño’s parching.
From Economist ● Apr. 28, 2016
They already had a pile of birds large enough to fill the biggest parching tray, which Angeline had fetched from the camp.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
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