desiccate
verb (used with object)
to dry thoroughly; dry up.
desiccating
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present participleof desiccate.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Today, tribal members say L.A.’s extensive use of water has transformed the landscape, desiccating many springs and meadows, killing native grasses and altering the ecosystem.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2025
He says they were "like plastic...you could almost knock them...they were black, desiccating, clenched".
From BBC ● May 21, 2024
Thank you, Bill Burr, for sparing me from suffering through more than 90 minutes of Bill Maher’s desiccating “Club Random” podcast.
From Salon ● May 16, 2024
But in the dry volcanic valley, punished by sun and desiccating wind, the newcomers built virtually no homes.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 3, 2022
Composed of heat-resistant plastic and chemically treated cork layers, and equipped with a desiccating unit to keep the air bone-dry, the insosuits could withstand the full glare of Mercury’s sun for twenty minutes.
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
