parching — parch ing (p[aum]rch [i^]ng), a. Scorching; burning; drying. Summer s parching heat. Shak. {Parch ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Parching — Parch Parch (p[aum]rch), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Parched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Parching}.] [OE. perchen to pierce, hence used of a piercing heat or cold, OF. perchier, another form of percier, F. percer. See {Pierce}.] 1. To burn the surface of; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
parching — adjective a) Capable of causing something to parch. I began also to feel very hungry, as not having eaten for twenty four hours; and worse than that, there was a parching thirst and dryness in my throat, and nothing with which to quench it. b)… … Wiktionary
párching — s. n., pl. párchinguri … Romanian orthography
parching — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. burning, drying, withering; see dry 1 … English dictionary for students
parching — parch·ing || pÉ‘rtʃɪŋ / pÉ‘Ët n. drying out, dryness, process of removing moisture pÉ‘rtʃ /pÉ‘Ë v. dry, remove moisture; toast, roast, cook slightly over dry heat … English contemporary dictionary
parching — adj 1. drying, evaporating, dehydrating, exsiccating, desiccating; searing, withering, wilting, shriveling. 2. hot, heating, warm, warming; roasting, toasting, browning, baking … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
parching — … Useful english dictionary
Parchingly — parching parch ing (p[aum]rch [i^]ng), a. Scorching; burning; drying. Summer s parching heat. Shak. {Parch ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
torrefaction — Parching or drying by heat; a pharmaceutical operation for rendering drugs friable. [L. torre facio, pp. factus, to make dry by heat, fr. torreo, to parch] * * * tor·re·fac·tion (tor″ə fakґshən) [L. torrefactio] the act of… … Medical dictionary
