1. parching - Noun
2. parching - Adjective
3. parching - Verb
of Parch
Scorching; burning; drying.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAll your renown is like the summer flower that blooms and dies because the sunny glow which brings it forth, soon slays with parching power. Dante Alighieri
After parching and crushing the little sheaf of ears and purifying the barley for grinding, they bring to the altar an assaron for God, and, having flung a handful thereof on the altar, they leave the rest for the use of the priests. Source: Internet
When the air returns to sea level on the other side of the mountains, it recompresses, warms and dries, parching the deserts. Source: Internet