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drying¹

  • /ˈdɹaɪ.ɪŋ/
  • [ˈdɹaɪ.ɪŋ]
  • [ˈd͡ʒɹaɪ.ɪŋ] sometimes

Rhymes with -aɪɪŋ

Where it comes from

From dry + -ing.

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of dry

noun dryings

  1. countable, uncountable The act of drying.

    Similar: dehydration, desiccation

  2. countable, uncountable A method of food preservation by removing water.

    Similar: dehydration, desiccation

DRYing²

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of DRY

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: bone-dry, tearless, sere, rainless, dry-eyed, milkless, juiceless, dry-shod, unstimulating, unemotional, unexciting, unproductive, sober, unsweet, teetotal, ironical

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Every language

noun the act of drying

Русскийсу́шка súška, суше́ние sušénije, высыха́ние vysyxánije

noun a method of food preservation

DeutschDörren
Русскийвя́ление vjálenije

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"drying." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/drying. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

drying. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/drying

Chicago

"drying." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/drying.

BibTeX
@misc{drying_2026,
  title = {drying},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/drying},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}