drying

verb

present participle of dry
1
as in scorching
to make dry the wind quickly dried their clothes

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2
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drying
  1. scorching
  2. fading
  3. parching
  4. withering
  5. dehydrating
  6. wilting
  7. draining
  8. desiccating
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • One is to store binary data on them and the second is to prevent them from fading into noise.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026
  • The Senate is only in for two weeks more before August recess, and momentum is fading.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of fading
Verb
  • 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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  • 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
  • Unfortunately, hydrangeas are notorious for wilting quickly once cut, and keeping them looking fresh can prove difficult.
    — Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 6 July 2026
Definition of wilting
Verb
  • That includes the wound draining fluid, having a foul odor or getting bigger.
    — Sarah Tomlinson, The Conversation, 24 July 2026
  • How To Care For Onions In Pots Onions prefer well-draining, loamy, and slightly acidic to neutral soil, such as potting soil with compost mixed in.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 22 July 2026
Definition of draining
Verb
  • Another advantage of long and narrow leaves is their ability to withstand heavy rainfall and battering or desiccating winds.
    — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 4 June 2026
Definition of desiccating

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