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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

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

Example Sentences

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When those deals dried up, producers faced a painful course correction as income plunged but actors' demands stayed elevated.

From Barron's

Build recipes that can stretch or shine depending on the week: welcoming beans instead of meat, dried herbs instead of fresh, a pared-back version on a Tuesday or something more generous when you can.

From Salon

The inflatables never dried, Gabriel said, and the cold and mud made them even less appealing to visitors.

From Los Angeles Times

Like most locals, they searched for diamonds by hand - digging pits, hauling out soil and rock, washing it through sieves and carefully sifting through thousands of tiny stones once dried.

From BBC

Go for dried fruit if you want something chewy and concentrated: cranberries, golden or black raisins, figs, apricots, dates.

From Salon