Why are you drying your hair?
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Drying
//ˈdɹaɪ.ɪŋ//
Synonyms for "drying" (58 found)
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8 translations across 3 languages.
Finnish
3 entries- kuivaaminen noun (the act of drying)
- kuivaaminen noun (a method of food preservation)
- kuivaus noun (the act of drying)
German
1 entries- Dörren noun (a method of food preservation)
Russian
4 entries- высыха́ние noun (the act of drying)
- вя́ление noun (a method of food preservation)
- су́шка noun (the act of drying)
- суше́ние noun (the act of drying)
Sample sentences
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Factory jobs are drying up in the local economy.
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With no supply of water from trees, rainfalls diminish in time and the area keeps drying up.
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Drying the washing on a fine day in the rainy season; I felt like it was already summer.
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