Word
drying
Phoneticsdry·ing
US/ˈdɹaɪɪŋ/
UK/dɹˈaɪɪŋ/
Definition
n. the process or act of making something dry.
n. the gerund form acting as a noun to denote the process of moisture removal.
Examples
“She is drying her hair with a blue towel.”
“The laundry is drying on the line outside because it is a sunny day.”
“After the heavy rain stopped, the sun emerged and began drying the pavement, sending thin wisps of steam into the humid afternoon air.”
Examples
simple
“She is drying her hair with a blue towel.”
contextual
“The laundry is drying on the line outside because it is a sunny day.”
complex
“After the heavy rain stopped, the sun emerged and began drying the pavement, sending thin wisps of steam into the humid afternoon air.”
Etymology
From dry + -ing.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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