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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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A year ago, Applied Optoelectronics was a sleepy, unprofitable tech stock best known for crashing in 2017 when orders from Amazon.com dried up.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

But after promising loan spells at Blackburn and Hull, opportunities dried up under Arne Slot and Morton found himself at a crossroads.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

On Wednesday, at a travel agency near Al Ustad Special Kebab that advertised “flights to Persia,” the owner said his business to and from Iran had dried up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Car dealers don’t have it any easier, as nationwide discounts have dried up.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

He took some dried willow bark from his medicine pouch and chewed it, gagging on its gritty bitterness.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

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