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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Exquadrum never raised venture capital, and when government revenue periodically dried up, its founders were forced to lay off staff or give up pay.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
With other hantaviruses, infections occur when a person is exposed to or inhales the dried droppings, urine or saliva of infected rodents.
From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026
Meaning: Do you want your dish smothered in sauce made from roasted green chiles, or a simmered counterpart fashioned from dried red chile pods?
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
The gym chain cut growth projections for the year and canceled price-hike plans as signups dried up in the crucial New Year period.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
They were caked with the remains of some kind of hardened green vegetable and dried ketchup.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
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