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drying

/ˈdɹaɪ.ɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.74 in modern English

Syllables
dry-ing
IPA
/ˈdɹaɪ.ɪŋ/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of dry

noun

The act of drying.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The act of drying.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of DRY

Etymology

From dry + -ing.

Usage

Inflected Forms

dryings (plural)

Derived Forms

nondrying semidrying undrying

Phrases

critical point drying drying green drying rack supercritical drying

Synonyms

dehydration desiccation

Rhymes With

trying buying flying lying dying crying applying underlying denying relying supplying tying

Questions

How do you pronounce drying?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɹaɪ.ɪŋ/.
What does drying mean?
present participle and gerund of dry
Where does drying come from?
From dry + -ing.

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