dry
adjective
free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet.
has been drying
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present perfect progressiveof dry (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The pond at Pond Farm on Wisley Common, adjacent to RHS Garden Wisley, has been drying up over recent weeks as the hot weather persists.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Wildland vegetation in Southern California has been drying out over the last several weeks, Abatzoglou says, but the cool spring weather that lasted into June has helped.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2023
The once mighty Colorado River has been drying out for the last twenty years due to overuse and historic drought.
From National Geographic ● Jul. 25, 2023
Once a destination, the lake has been drying up in recent decades, exposing residents to harmful dust and harming ecosystems.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 5, 2022
I recommend my readers to put their work into a hot oven two or three times after it has been drying for two or three weeks, so as to insure the clay being quite hard.
From The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII: No. 356, October 23, 1886. by Various
