DRYING Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

drying

verb

present participle of dry

as in scorching

to make dry the wind quickly dried their clothes

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as in fading

to lose liveliness, force, or freshness his creative talents were just drying on the vine in that small, provincial town

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Recent Examples of drying This chocolate brown tea towel will instantly transform your drying rack or oven into a cozy fall corner, ready for whipping up your favorite autumn recipes. — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 July 2026 These conditions trap moisture against the wood and slow drying after rain. — Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 26 July 2026 While that’s drying, reapply the powder in the same areas of your face. — Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 26 July 2026 Parsons used acrylic, a relatively new, quick-drying medium that few artists of her generation had yet taken up. — John Yau, ARTnews.com, 24 July 2026 Using lightweight technical yarns and relaxed silhouettes, the pieces are intended to be quick-drying and adaptable enough to work from everyday errands to formal events, in line with Silberstein’s overall ethos. — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 20 July 2026 While hand-washing isn’t necessary, drying does require some care. — Gabi De La Rosa, Southern Living, 20 July 2026 Scientists at Pennsylvania State University have developed a novel conductive ink that can be painted directly onto the skin in colorful custom designs, turning into a functional electrode for biomonitoring after drying. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 14 July 2026 Spray with hydrogen peroxide and wait 10 minutes before rinsing and drying. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 14 July 2026

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Whipped by strong winds amid 100-plus degree temperatures, that spark grew into California’s fourth-largest wildfire on record, ultimately scorching some 429,000 acres and destroying 427 homes.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026
Keep the flames below the bottom edge of the pot to prevent scorching.

— Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 25 July 2026

Definition of scorching

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The successor to the Tour de France Féminin, the Grande Boucle Féminine Internationale, operated for years in a state of underfunding before fading from the calendar entirely.

— Lindsey Darvin, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Yet the company does have contend with fading interest from its existing consumer base; most users tend to use the product less after two weeks, except for momentary bumps from competitions.

— Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 30 July 2026

Definition of fading

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Many of them, like Tubbs, were refugee Midwesterners, sick of parching droughts and devouring plagues of locusts, the insects descending in buzzing clouds thick enough to blacken the noonday sun.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
Alegria also sees wild rice production growing using the traditional Indigenous methods of drying, parching, dancing and winnowing at rice camps in northern Wisconsin.

— Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 4 Dec. 2025

Definition of parching

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His case prompted a withering rebuke from the California Supreme Court, which said Kaiser’s system of arbitrating legal disputes was subject to long delays and unfair to its members.

— Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
But his 2026 breakout has been anchored by a stump speech built around a withering take down of the president.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026

Definition of withering

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Although caffeine has a mild diuretic effect, moderate amounts of caffeine generally isn’t dehydrating for most healthy adults.

— Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 21 July 2026
Coffee’s Effect on Hydration Coffee has a reputation for being dehydrating, but that is largely overstated for most coffee drinkers.

— Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 20 July 2026

Definition of dehydrating

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To my horror, the blooms that were beautifully open two days before my party had actually started wilting and dropping petals by the time the day of the party arrived.

— Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 23 July 2026
Alcaraz missed this year's French Open — and Wimbledon — with a wrist injury, and Sinner was eliminated in the second round in Paris after wilting in the heat.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 July 2026

Definition of wilting

Verb

Make sure vents are unobstructed, check that the condensate drain is draining properly, and keep the area around the indoor unit clean and dry.

— Bianca Lambert, Southern Living, 31 July 2026
After the nation’s July 4 celebration, workers began draining and repairing the pool to address the underlying problems.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 31 July 2026

Definition of draining

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