sucking dry

A form of suck dry — To exhaust all the resources of someone or something.

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of suck dry
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APA

sucking dry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sucking%20dry

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“sucking dry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sucking%20dry. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sucking dry,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sucking%20dry.

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