English to afrikaans meaning of

Die woordeboekbetekenis van die woord "droog" is uiters droog, warm of dors, veral tot die punt dat dit kraak of verkrummel. Dit kan verwys na enigiets wat van vog ontneem is, soos grond, grond of plante, of na 'n persoon of dier wat erg ontwater of dors is. Die term kan ook metafories gebruik word om 'n persoon te beskryf wat na iets smag of 'n desperate behoefte het aan 'n soort verligting.

Sentence Examples

  1. His energy reached her mind, and he induced warmth and pleasure to course through her while rich, coppery liquid slid down his parched throat.
  2. I took out my small provisions, and after having refreshed myself, I secured the remainder in a cave, whereof there were great numbers I gathered plenty of eggs upon the rocks, and got a quantity of dry seaweed and parched grass, which I designed to kindle the next day, and roast my eggs as well as I could, for I had about me my flint, steel, match, and burning-glass.
  3. My mouth was parched, so went to the kitchen for a glass of water.
  4. The course of meat finished, they spread upon the sheepskins a great heap of parched acorns, and with them they put down a half cheese harder than if it had been made of mortar.
  5. As she made her way to the door, she realized she was parched.
  6. Her mouth was parched, and the thought of washing out the taste of dry blood and sand kept her motivation up.
  7. Her parched mouth sang in joy as Lyra feverishly scooped cold water from the creek, not caring that much of it ran down her chin and soaked the front of her tunic.
  8. We moistened the parched lips, and the patient quickly revived.
  9. She carried in her hands a fine cloth, and in it, as well as I could make out, a heart that had been mummied, so parched and dried was it.
  10. Aric was now barely able to get words out of his dry, parched throat, as Calder tried in vain to reassure him that he would be all right.