Parching
Pronunciation : Parch"ing
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : Defn: Scorching; burning; drying. "Summer's parching heat." Shak. -- Parch"ing*ly, adv.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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