air-dry

[air-drahy]

verb (used with or without object)

air-dried, air-drying 

1. to dry by exposure to the air.

adjective

1. dry beyond further evaporation.

air-dry

verb

1. (tr) to dry by exposure to the air

Word History and Origins

Origin of air-dry¹

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

Scouring the movie, I could only find one example of a cultural clash: a woman bringing in a load of air-dried laundry from the snow and struggling to fold a baby onesie that’s frozen stiff.

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Edwards and Love will apply the findings themselves to the next phase of their own soil research: sequencing thousands of air-dried soils from across the country.

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After as much as a week of hands-on building time, he lets the work air-dry for maybe another week before it is ready to be fired.

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Samsung advises bringing your device into a service center for inspection even after it’s been air-dried.

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"This is because air-dried bitumen can be used unaltered as an adhesive, but loses its adhesive properties when such large proportions of ochre are added."

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