drying-up

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Noun

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drying-up (uncountable)

  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) ablactation
  3. gerund of dry up.
    • 1950 June, W. A. Willox, “Rawdon Edward Charlewood: An Appreciation”, in Railway Magazine, page 418:
      The drying-up of this unique and freely-given source of information will leave its mark.
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