drying

/หˆdษนaษช.ษชล‹/

IPA: /D R AY1 IH0 NG/

verb
  1. 1

    To lose moisture.

    โ€œThe clothes dried on the line.โ€

  2. 2

    To remove moisture from.

    โ€œDevin dried her eyes with a handkerchief.โ€

  3. 3

    To be thirsty.

  4. 4

    To exhaust; to cause to run dry.

  5. 5

    For an actor to forget his or her lines while performing.

noun
  1. 1

    The act of drying.

  2. 2

    A method of food preservation by removing water.

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