BLANKING (OUT) Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

blanking (out)

verb

present participle of blank (out)

as in dying (away or down or out)

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drying up

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These spots are still damp, even when the rest of the Central Valley is drying up.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2026
In the Rocky Mountains, years of extreme heat and drought have baked the landscape, drying up streams that feed the Colorado River and desiccating pastures where cattle graze.

— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of drying up

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