Both Uses of
parched
in
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
- In fact, he worked so hard at pointing out the funny side of things that I was wondering a little if maybe he was blind to the other side, if maybe he wasn't able to see what it was that parched laughter deep inside your stomach.†
Chpt 25
- It was us that had been making him go on for weeks, ... weeks of making him wink and grin and laugh and go on with his act long after his humor had been parched dry between two electrodes.
Chpt 29 *parched = dried out by heat
Definition:
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(parched) dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight; or very thirsty