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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She sat on the ground on a thin cushion fashioned from some clothes, with small sacks of cashews, almonds, raisins, walnuts and dried figs placed in front.
From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026
When military orders dried up at the end of the Cold War, this town of some 67,000 people became one of Britain’s most deprived areas.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026
The company blamed the increase on erratic weather that created more dried vegetation.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
The earnings flow boosting markets has dried up, but tomorrow brings another key piece of data: the jobs report for May.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
More glowing coals drifted down and smoldered in the dried leaves around the pool.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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