All 5 Uses of
parched
in
Crime and Punishment
- She was pacing up and down in her little room, pressing her hands against her chest; her lips were parched and her breathing came in nervous broken gasps.†
Chpt 1.2 *
- His hair was soaked with sweat, his quivering lips were parched, his eyes were fixed on the ceiling.†
Chpt 3.6
- He felt that his parched lips were flecked with foam, his heart was throbbing.†
Chpt 4.5
- The agonised, wasted, consumptive face, the parched blood-stained lips, the hoarse voice, the tears unrestrained as a child's, the trustful, childish and yet despairing prayer for help were so piteous that everyone seemed to feel for her.†
Chpt 5.3
- Once more her parched lips were covered with blood.†
Chpt 5.5
Definition:
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(parched) dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight; or very thirsty