air-dry
Americanverb (used with or without object)
adjective
verb
Etymology
Origin of air-dry
First recorded in 1855–60
Example Sentences
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And that unopened brick of air-dry clay that’s taunting you?
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 23, 2026
After as much as a week of hands-on building time, he lets the work air-dry for maybe another week before it is ready to be fired.
From Seattle Times ● May 8, 2024
I cut the cheese and and bolillos into strips, and let them air-dry for a couple of days, like Mami used to do.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2022
Let the sieve air-dry on the counter for best results, since a towel probably won't be able to get to all the water in the small holes of your sieve.
From Salon ● Mar. 22, 2022
Alaskan hunters know that the easiest way to preserve meat in the bush is to slice it into thin strips and then air-dry it on a makeshift rack.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
She leads nutrition education at the Feed Real Institute, an online certificate program founded in 2015 by Balaram, who also runs a company that sells air-dried dog treats like bull penis and rabbit feet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026
Scouring the movie, I could only find one example of a cultural clash: a woman bringing in a load of air-dried laundry from the snow and struggling to fold a baby onesie that’s frozen stiff.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2025
Edwards and Love will apply the findings themselves to the next phase of their own soil research: sequencing thousands of air-dried soils from across the country.
From Science Daily ● May 20, 2024
Executive chef Steven Kenny, who has worked for Gjerde for almost five years, plans to offer housemade bresaola, air-dried beef, in the near future.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 27, 2023
When that process was completed, the ship was slowly air-dried to remove any remaining moisture that had saturated the wood after having been immersed in seawater for so long.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
We involve him in air-drying clothes, and we explain why we must turn off the lights when we are done playing.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 5, 2023
Having a machine always running may not be ideal, but this is the most preferred method in regions with high humidity due to its slower air-drying times.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 26, 2021
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources recommends cleaning feeders and birdbaths at least once a week with soap and water, disinfecting with a 10 percent bleach solution, rinsing well with water and then air-drying.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 24, 2021
Janssen, which makes the single-dose Covid vaccine approved for use in the UK by the medicines regulator last month, is already working on a pilot project designed to analyse the Ziccum's air-drying capabilities.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2021
The sink-rinsing and air-drying just isn’t the same as a good tumble in a machine.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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