Drying

Meaning

1. (verb) To lose moisture. “The clothes dried on the line.”
2. (verb) To remove moisture from. “Devin dried her eyes with a handkerchief.”
3. (verb) To be thirsty.
4. (verb) To exhaust; to cause to run dry.
5. (verb) For an actor to forget his or her lines while performing.
6. (noun) The act of drying.
7. (noun) A method of food preservation by removing water.

Letter breakdown

• Drying contains 6 letters: 1 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
• It uses 6 unique letters.
• Estimated syllable count: 1.
• Scrabble-style letter score: 11.

Words from these letters

• dingy
• dying
• grind
• ding
• gird
• grid
• grin
• rind
• ring
• dig
• din
• dry
• gin
• ind
• rid
• rig

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• abhors
• abided
• abides
• abject
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Words starting with DRY

• dry
• dryad
• dryads
• dryer
• dryers
• dryest
• dryly
• dryness
• drys
• drywall

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Words ending with ING

• abandoning
• abashing
• abasing
• abating
• abbreviating
• abdicating
• abducting
• abetting
• abhorring
• abiding
• abjuring
• abnegating
• abolishing
• abominating
• aborting
• abounding
• abrading
• abridging

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