Definition of Drying up

1. Noun. The process of extracting moisture.

Exact synonyms: Dehydration, Desiccation, Evaporation
Generic synonyms: Extraction
Specialized synonyms: Freeze-drying, Lyophilisation, Lyophilization, Inspissation
Group relationships: Plastination
Derivative terms: Dehydrate, Dehydrate, Dehydrate, Desiccate, Desiccate, Evaporate

Definition of Drying up

1. Verb. (present participle of dry up) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Drying Up

drygoods
drygulch
drygulched
drygulcher
drygulchers
drygulches
drygulching
drying
drying-up
drying agent
drying machine
drying machines
drying oil
drying out
drying time
drying up (current term)
dryings
dryish
dryland
dryland berry
dryland blueberry
drylands
drylot
drylots
dryly
drymouth
drymouths
dryness
drynesses
drynurse

Literary usage of Drying up

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Supreme Court Reporter by Robert Desty, United States Supreme Court, West Publishing Company (1918)
"410), may, In the case of an avulsion followed by a drying up of the old channel of the river, recognize the right of former riparian owners to be restored ..."

2. An apology for the Bible, in a series of letters addressed to T. Paine by Richard Watson (1808)
"... this description the book of^ Chronicles has been considered by all writers. But though you will not believe the miracle of the drying up of Jeroboam's ..."

3. The Lancet (1898)
"Here, then, the main factor is the evaporation from the saturated soil during the drying up. In Dibrugarh, which ia the most easterly part of Assam, ..."

4. Obstetrics for nurses by Joseph Bolivar De Lee (1922)
"drying up the Milk.—When it is necessary' to dry up the milk, the physician will usually instruct the nurse to bind the breasts up as tightly as the woman ..."

5. The Poetical Works of Jonathan Swift by Jonathan Swift (1834)
"VERSES Oil THE SUDDEN drying up OF ST. PATRICK'S WELL, NEAR TRINITY COLLEGE, DUBLIN. 1726. BY holy zeal inspired, and led by fame, To thee, once favourite ..."

6. In the Forbidden Land: An Account of a Journey Into Tibet, Capture by the by Arnold Henry Savage Landor (1898)
"TIES — A NIGHT OF MISERY—drying up — TWO LADY MISSION ARIES — THEI R VALUABLE WORK—AN INTERESTING ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Drying up on Dictionary.com!Search for Drying up on Thesaurus.com!Search for Drying up on Google!Search for Drying up on Wikipedia!

Search