0 (especially of earth or crops) dried out because of too much heat and not enough rain: --
It was the height of summer and the land was parched and brown.
parched earth/fields/corn
1 extremely thirsty: --
I must get a drink - I'm absolutely parched!
2 dried out because of too much heat: --
My lips were parched.
NYA ORD
European
May 10, 2021
DAGENS ORD
Shimmer
parched