Both Uses
parched
in
Holes, by Louis Sachar
(Edited)
- His mouth was as dry and as parched as the lake.
p. 106.1 *parched = dried out
- It felt like heaven as it flowed over his dry mouth and down his parched throat.
p. 157.5parched = dry or thirsty
Definitions:
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(1)
(parched) dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight; or very thirsty
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)