dry
adjective
free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet.
were drying
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past progressiveof dry.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Huwel Manley, NRW head of operations for south west Wales, said a number of watercourses were drying up and "even larger rivers are running at lower flows than usual".
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Many of the students were drying out after spending a rainy night on the lawn—the no-tents provision had been abided by—and the blankets were drying out in the sun.
From Slate ● Apr. 21, 2024
The quilts would be hung out of windows or on fences or tree branches as if they were drying.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 8, 2023
Conservationists were concerned that habitats were drying up, threatening species.
From New York Times ● Sep. 5, 2022
Some of the clay balls were drying out too quickly; he dampened the cloths that covered them.
From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park
