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drying

[ drahy-ing ]

adjective

  1. causing dryness:

    a drying breeze.

  2. designed to become or capable of becoming dry and hard on exposure to air.


drying

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noun

  1. the action or process of making or becoming dry
  2. 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. causing dryness

    a drying wind

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²Ô´Ç²Ô·»å°ù²âi²Ô²µ adjective
  • ³Ü²Ô·»å°ù²âi²Ô²µ adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of drying1

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; dry, -ing 2
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Example Sentences

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The National time was brought forward an hour and 15 minutes to reduce the build-up and provide safer ground for runners in case of drying conditions.

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A “warming and drying trend†is predicted through the weekend, and it could be the end of the month before any more rain comes, the weather service reported.

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But now that source of growth is drying up.

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The heating and drying of summers and winters had created some instability, it added.

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The two boys, aged 2 and 4, romped through the labyrinth of La Soledad, under lines of drying laundry, past deliverymen pushing stacked handcarts and carpenters hammering away at tottering structures.

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