See Also: drying(1)(dictionary)
drying(2)(dictionary)
freeze-drying(medicine)
critical point drying(medicine)

drying(2) (iou)



drying verbal noun. LME.
[from DRY verb + -ING1.]
The action of DRY verb. Also drying-off, drying-out, drying-up.
H. Oldenburg The too hasty drying thereof spoils it. I. Shaw Jean was spending more and more time in drying-out clinics.
Attrib. & comb.: in the sense 'used in or for drying something', as drying-closet, drying-floor, drying-green, drying-rack, etc. Special combs., as drying-day a specified (good etc.) type of day for the drying of washing outdoors.