Both Uses
parched
in
Tuck Everlasting
(Edited)
- The toad did not so much as flick a muscle or blink an eye. It looked dried out today, parched.
p. 112.2parched = dry and thirsty
- The tension in the parched earth eased and vanished.
p. 126.1 *parched = dried out (without adequate water)
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)