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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A colorful and refreshing sweet treat, TJ’s Watermelon Freeze Dried Candies are made with spirulina, paprika, vegetable juice, turmeric and fruit juice.
From Salon • Jul. 30, 2025
Dried and fresh feces hung from the mesh wire of each cage.
From Slate • Oct. 20, 2024
Dried herbs have very small amounts of flavor due to the drying process.
From Salon • Sep. 2, 2024
Dried crickets received formal approval for use in adult dog food in January, and mealworms received tentative approval the same month.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 9, 2024
Dried brown weeds wilted in the windows of the house nearest him, and barrels of stagnant water and discarded crates filled the alley.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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