drying

[drahy-ing]

adjective

1. causing dryness.

   a drying breeze.

2. designed to become or capable of becoming dry and hard on exposure to air.

drying

/ ˈdraɪɪŋ /

noun

1. the action or process of making or becoming dry

2. Also called (not now in technical usage): seasoning. the processing of timber until it has a moisture content suitable for the purposes for which it is to be used

adjective

1. causing dryness

   a drying wind

Other Word Forms

• nondrying adjective
• undrying adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of drying¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; dry, -ing ²

Example Sentences

The afternoon started with groundskeepers drying the field with leaf blowers, the first rainy game at the Coliseum in nine years.

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The images of daily life amid destruction and rubble — children, bicyclists, workers, laundry drying from high floors in a half-destroyed building — hint at an inextinguishable flame carrying on through a campaign of death.

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Each tree can draw up to seven litres of water a day through its deep roots, drying out the soil and crippling agriculture.

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First, he’ll paint the silver with a special type of quick drying white watercolor paint.

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There are crumpled signs for hospital departments strewn on the ground and medical records drying on a tarpaulin between the admin offices.

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