parch
/pɑːtʃ/verb
उच्चारण पार्च
झुलसाना, (गर्मी से) सुखा देना
Core word
verb
- 1
[T] ~ sth
(of hot weather) to make land, plants or a person very dry
झुलसाना, (गर्मी से) सुखा देना
- The sun had parched the fields.
- The long summer parched the grass brown.
- The summer heat parched the fields.
+ 2 more examples
- A dry wind parched the lips of the travellers.
- Months without rain had parched the land.
- 2
[T] ~ sth
to cook grain or seeds such as peas lightly in dry heat
(अनाज या चने) भूनना
- The women parched the gram in a hot iron pan.
- She parched the corn over the fire until it turned golden.
- The cook parched the peanuts until they smelt sweet.
+ 2 more examples
- They parched the rice before grinding it into flour.
- Grandmother parched wheat grains in a pan for the evening snack.
◇Word family
parched adjective
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
Usage: I am parched is a common informal way of saying that you are very thirsty.
Usage में I am parched बोलचाल में यह कहने का आम तरीका है कि आपको बहुत ज़ोर की प्यास लगी है।