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Definition of drying up - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
choresUK act of drying dishes after washingUK
- The drying up is my least favorite chore.
2.
disappearancecessation or disappearance of something
- The drying up of funds halted the project.
3.
loss of moistureRare process of losing moisture until nothing is leftRare
- The drying up of the lake affected the local ecosystem.
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situation where money becomes unavailable
The project was halted due to funds drying up.
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Examples of drying up in a sentence
The drying up took longer than expected. The drying up of resources led to the village's decline. There is a drying up of interest in the old technology. The drying up of the riverbed revealed ancient artifacts. The drying up of the well forced the villagers to relocate.
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- French:séchage, assèchement, ...
- German:Abtrocknen, Versiegen, ...
- Italian:asciugatura, esaurimento, ...
- Spanish:secado, desaparición, ...
- Portuguese:secagem da louça, esgotamento, ...
- Chinese:擦干餐具, 消失, ...
- Japanese:皿拭き, 枯渇, ...
- Arabic:تَجْفِيف الْأَطْبَاق, نُضُوب, ...
- Hebrew:נִיגּוּב כֵּלִים, הִתְיַיבְּשׁוּת, ...
- Russian:вытирание посуды, исчезновение, ...
- Ukrainian:витирання посуду, вичерпання, ...
- Hindi:ड्राइंग अप, सूखना, ...
Definition of dry up - Reverso English Dictionary
Phrasal verb
1.
dehydrationtr. cause something to lose all moisturetr.
- The sun can dry up the wet clothes quickly.
2.
evaporationintr. lose moisture or water completelyintr.
- The river began to dry up during the drought.
3.
- He just dried up in the middle of his speech.
4.
kitchentr. UK manually dry dishes with a toweltr. UK
- She helped dry up the dishes after dinner.
5.
existenceintr. cease to exist or disappearintr.
- The funding for the project dried up.
6.
agricultureintr. become barren or unproductiveintr.
- The land dried up after years of overuse.
7.
deprivationtr. deprive someone of something vitaltr.
- The new policy dried up their resources.
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to go away or disappear suddenly and completely
The storm will dry up and blow away by noon.
money or resources become completely used or unavailable
The project stopped when its funds dried up.
Examples of dry up in a sentence
His enthusiasm seemed to dry up after the meeting. The pond started to dry up in the summer heat. The clothes on the line will dry up by noon. She dried up during the interview. The conversation dried up after dinner. Could you dry up these glasses before guests arrive?
He dried up while his sister washed the pans. The river dried up during the drought. Her enthusiasm for the project dried up. The riverbed dried up during the drought. The conversation dried up after the awkward comment. The sanctions dried up their financial support. The drought dried up the water supply.
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- French:sécher, s'assécher, ...
- German:austrocknen, versiegen, ...
- Italian:asciugare, prosciugarsi, ...
- Spanish:secar, secarse, ...
- Portuguese:secar, calar-se, ...
- Chinese:烘干, 干涸, ...
- Japanese:乾かす, 干上がる, ...
- Arabic:جَفَّفَ, جَفَّ, ...
- Hebrew:לְיַבֵּשׁ, לְהִתְיַבֵּשׁ, ...
- Russian:высушивать, пересыхать, ...
- Ukrainian:висихати, висохнути, ...
- Hindi:सुखा देना, सूखना, ...
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