When you do thedrying, you dry things such as plates, pans, knives, and cups after they have been washed.
[US]regional note: in BRIT, use drying up
drying in British English
(ˈdraɪɪŋ)
noun
1.
the action or process of making or becoming dry
2. Also called (not now in technical usage): seasoning
the processing of timber until it has a moisture content suitable for the purposes for which it is to be used
adjective
3.
causing dryness
a drying wind
Examples of 'drying' in a sentence
drying
The time needed for drying depends on the herb and the temperature.
Stickland, Sue Planning the Organic Herb Garden (1986)
Donations are drying up and the sector is expected to be badly hit by public spending cuts.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Check the elevation and exposure to drying winds.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
After this, they are put in a drying room overnight.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Word lists with
drying
Industrial oils
All related terms of 'drying'
adry
dry
arefy
to dry
dry
If something is dry , there is no water or moisture on it or in it.
hirstie
dry
kiln-dry
to dry in a kiln
smoke-dry
to cure ( fish , meat , etc) in smoke
tumble-dry
to dry ( laundry ) in a tumble dryer
drying-up
When you do the drying up , you dry things such as plates , pans , knives , and cups after they have been washed .
drying oil
one of a number of animal or vegetable oils, such as linseed oil, that harden by oxidation on exposure to air: used as a base for some paints and varnishes
spin-drying
a technique for extracting water from clothes, linen , etc, by spinning them in a perforated drum
drying agent
A drying agent is used in an absorption column (= a tall vessel) to remove water from fractions .
flash drying
Flash drying is a stage in a process to make something bigger , in which a paste-like feed is broken up and dried at the same time.