drying up

A form of dry up — To become dry (often of weather); to lose water.

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dehydrationdesiccationevaporation
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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of dry up

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe process of extracting moisture

Similar
dehydrationdesiccationevaporation
Broader
extraction
Also see
dehydrationdesiccationevaporation

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

drying up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drying%20up

MLA

“drying up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drying%20up. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “drying up,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drying%20up.

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