parching vs stewing

parching

noun
  • The process of parching or roasting something, such as corn. 

  • The condition of being parched; absolute dryness. 

adj
  • Very thirsty; parched. 

  • Causing something or someone to parch; extremely drying. 

stewing

noun
  • The act by which something is stewed. 

How often have the words parching and stewing occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )