dried
Americanverb
verb
Other Word Forms
Explanation
Something that's dried isn't wet anymore. Dried ink on a page can't be smudged. The dried tears on your cheek are nothing but salty patches, and dried concrete on the sidewalk is completely solid — you can't leave a handprint in it. Some things are deliberately dried, with all moisture removed from them. Dried apricots and sun dried tomatoes, for example, are dehydrated so they become dense, sweet, and chewy. Dried has a Germanic root, dreug, which means "dry."
Example Sentences
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But if you actually read the ingredient list, a slightly different picture emerges: Dried buttermilk.
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026
Dried cherries are always welcome in punchy, acidic salads and also make for an excellent addition to any cookie or baked good.
From Salon • May 6, 2025
Dried and fresh feces hung from the mesh wire of each cage.
From Slate • Oct. 20, 2024
Dried lotus pods have a great silhouette for arranging or tableaux, she says.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 20, 2023
Dried spittle caked the corners of his mouth.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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