drying-up

noun

The act of drying dishes after they have been washed up.

“I'll do the drying-up if you put it all away.”

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Meanings

noundrying-up (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe act of drying dishes after they have been washed up.

    I'll do the drying-up if you put it all away.

  2. uncountableagricultureablactation
  3. gerunduncountablegerund of dry up.

    The drying-up of this unique and freely-given source of information will leave its mark.

    1950 June, W. A. Willox, “Rawdon Edward Charlewood: An Appreciation”, in Railway Magazine, page 418
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APA

drying-up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drying-up

MLA

“drying-up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drying-up. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “drying-up,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drying-up.

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