пересо́хнуть

uncommon #9193

verbperfective imperfective is пересыха́ть

1.
to dry up, to dry out completely, to become parched
У меня́ в го́рле пересо́хло.
My throat is completely dry.
Often impersonal with a body part: в горле пересохло.
2.
to dry up, to run dry
Летом ре́чка совсе́м пересо́хла.
In summer the little river dried up completely.
Of rivers, wells, streams.
3.
to get too dry, to dry out too much
Бельё на со́лнце пересо́хло.
The laundry got too dry in the sun.
Colloquial; of laundry, bread, wood left drying too long.

Examples

У него пересо́хло во рту.
His mouth went dry.
Ручей, втекавший в реку, вскоре пересох.
The stream that flowed into the river soon dried up.
У меня пересо́хло в го́рле.
My throat feels dry.
Река, разъединявшая семьи, теперь пересохла.
The river that had separated the families has now dried up.
От огневицы у нее пересохли губы.
The fever made her lips dry and cracked.
У меня в го́рле пересо́хло.
My throat is dry.
Из-за маловодья пересохли многие ручьи
Because of the low water level, many streams dried up.
Ладо́ни Тома бы́ли по́тные, а во рту пересо́хло.
Tom's palms were sweaty and his mouth was dry.
Только когда пересо́хнет коло́дец, начина́ют цени́ть во́ду.
Only when the well runs dry do people appreciate the water.
Коло́дец давным-давно пересо́х.
The well has long since dried up.

Imperative
ты	пересо́хни
вы	пересо́хните

со́хнутьto dry; to wither; to pine (for someone)
verbimperfective
усо́хнутьto dry up; to shrivel up; to die laughing
verbperfective
вы́сохнутьto dry; to get very thin
verbperfective
засо́хнутьto wither; to dry out; to waste away
verbperfective
иссо́хнутьto wither up or to become thin (reaching complete exhaustion)
verbperfective

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