1. extremely hot and dry; causing severe thirst

1. the process of making something extremely dry by exposing it to heat

Examples

• The parching heat made it impossible to walk outside without water.
• After hours in the parching sun, the hikers were desperate for shade.
• The parching wind dried out all the crops in the field.
• The parching of the corn kernels took several hours in the oven.
• She felt a parching thirst after the long run.
• The parching desert air cracked his lips within minutes.