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dried

American  
[drahyd] / draɪd /

verb

  1. simple past tense and past participle of dry.


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

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The research was prompted by the appearance of circular mounds on the dried lakebed in Farmington Bay over recent years.

From Science Daily

She has watched the rest of her animals die as the pasture has dried up due to a prolonged drought in her part of north-western Kenya.

From BBC

I saw Nollie passing around “occupation coffee” as we called the current brew of roots and dried figs.

From Literature

In torrential rain, Senegal goalkeeper Edouard Mendy regularly dried his gloves, but the ball boys repeatedly tried to discard his towel.

From BBC

‘The dried meat. You -take it all’ Torak’s knee had started to bleed.

From Literature