drying-up

noun — 3 senses

drying-up

noun

1

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

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

2

Agriculture, Business, Lifestyle ablactation

3

Gerund gerund 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:

Related terms: dry up

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