dry
adjective
free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet.
is drying
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present progressiveof dry (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“The stream of students willing to pay something closer to full price is drying up,” Kelchen said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
There are more than a million Rohingyas living in over-crowded camps in southern Bangladesh, where aid is drying up, there are almost no jobs, and organised crime gangs operate freely.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
The source of the Colorado River in the Rocky Mountains is drying up, threatening a critical water lifeline for about 35 million people and 5 million acres of farmland across the Southwest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
The global liquidity cycle — best described as the flow of funds through world financial markets — is drying up and this is bearish for equities, says a veteran strategist.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 21, 2025
She says her hair is drying out, her skin and nails, she shows me all over how she’s dying on the vine.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
