noun, verb ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of drying. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   The act of drying.; A method of food preservation by removing water. countable, uncountable

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of dry form-of, gerund, participle, present
2. 2
   present participle and gerund of DRY form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

air-dryinganhydrationatrophyattenuationblast-freezingbottling

Antonyms

All antonyms

washnondrying

Example

More examples

"Factory jobs are drying up in the local economy."

Etymology

From dry + -ing.

Related phrases

critical point dryingdrying greendrying racksupercritical drying

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