dried

American  

[drahyd] / draɪd /

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of dry.

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dried British  

/ draɪd /

verb

1. the past tense and past participle of dry

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Other Word Forms

• half-dried adjective
• undried adjective
• well-dried adjective

Example Sentences

She dried him with a towel and helped him down to the floor.

From Literature

Aunt Pretty told me that when she was growing up, the only dolls country girls had were made of rags, dried apples, or clothespins.

From Literature

Black, crispy, often flat and square - dried seaweed, known locally as gim - is a humble staple on everyday dining tables across South Korea.

From BBC

I broke into a sprint, running so fast that my mouth and throat dried out from the air I was gulping.

From Literature

Last spring, at an outdoor market in Chongqing, China, I browsed stalls heaped with dried red chiles and steaming sweet cakes.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• dehydrated
• dry
• preserved