drying
[ drahy-ing ]
/ ˈdraɪ ɪŋ /
adjective
causing dryness: a drying breeze.
designed to become or capable of becoming dry and hard on exposure to air.
OTHER WORDS FROM drying
non·dry·ing, adjective un·dry·ing, adjectiveWords nearby drying
dryas,
drybrush,
dryden,
dryer,
drygas,
drying,
drying oil,
drying-out,
dryland,
dryland farming,
dryly
Definition for drying (2 of 2)
Origin of dry
before 900; Middle English
drie, Old English
drȳge; akin to Dutch
droog, German
trocken; see
drought
ANTONYMS FOR dry
1
wet.
20
interesting.
synonym study for dry
1.
Dry,
arid both mean without moisture.
Dry is the general word indicating absence of water or freedom from moisture:
a dry well; dry clothes.
Arid suggests great or intense dryness in a region or climate, especially such as results in bareness or in barrenness:
arid tracts of desert.
28. See
evaporate.
OTHER WORDS FROM dry
Example sentences from the Web for drying
British Dictionary definitions for drying (1 of 2)
drying
/ (ˈdraɪɪŋ) /
noun
the action or process of making or becoming dry
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
causing dryness
a drying wind
British Dictionary definitions for drying (2 of 2)
dry
/ (draɪ) /
adjective drier, driest, dryer or dryest
verb dries, drying or dried
(when intr, often foll by off)
to make or become dry or free from moisture
(tr)
to preserve (meat, vegetables, fruit, etc) by removing the moisture
noun plural drys or dries
Derived forms of dry
dryable, adjective dryness, nounWord Origin for dry
Old English
drӯge; related to Old High German
truckan, Old Norse
draugr dry wood
Idioms and Phrases with drying
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