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.

Origin of drying

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at dry, -ing2

OTHER WORDS FROM drying

non·dry·ing, adjective un·dry·ing, adjective

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

SYNONYMS FOR dry

ANTONYMS FOR dry

1 wet.

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

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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

See also dry out, dry up

Derived forms of dry

dryable, adjective dryness, noun

Word 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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