Explore Drying through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Drying in a sentence
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Drying meaning
present participle and gerund of dry
Using Drying
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of dry
- In the example corpus, drying often appears in combinations such as: drying up, and drying, the drying.
Context around Drying
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 12 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Drying
- In this selection, "drying" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, sun, kiln, air, column, rack and clothes stand out and add context to how "drying" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a chore drying my hair and across the drying column or. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "drying" sits close to words such as durable, marketed and needle, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with drying
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Placing a dehumidifier next to a drying rack helps absorb moisture and accelerates drying times. (15 words)
After drying for a few hours, the bricks are turned on edge to finish drying. (15 words)
Another agreed, adding: 'Having long thick hair it can often feel like a chore drying my hair! (17 words)
Sun drying is often combined with kiln drying, eight hours of exposure to sunlight means the time spent in a kiln can be reduced by a day and the hot air the shells are exposed to in the kiln is more easily able to remove the remaining moisture. (48 words)
A cross-flow dryer that moves corn from the inside to the outside of the drying column, varies the corn flow rate across the drying column, or varies the corn's exposure to the drying air is more likely to maintain corn quality. (43 words)
Prod him in the right direction and he’ll explain the evolution of model-building glue from the sticky slow-drying gel that that befuddled my youthful efforts at assembling a P-38 fighter plane to today’s quick-drying liquids. (41 words)
Another agreed, adding: 'Having long thick hair it can often feel like a chore drying my hair! (17 words)
Example sentences (20)
Jade noted: “When it comes to drying your bedding, we recommend air drying or tumble drying on a low setting.
A cross-flow dryer that moves corn from the inside to the outside of the drying column, varies the corn flow rate across the drying column, or varies the corn's exposure to the drying air is more likely to maintain corn quality.
There are advantages and disadvantages in both starting with sun drying requires careful inspection to avoid contamination with mold while starting with kiln-drying can harden the meat and prevent it from drying out completely in the sun.
Placing a dehumidifier next to a drying rack helps absorb moisture and accelerates drying times.
Other simple tricks to save money over the winter period include avoid drying clothes on radiators, and to instead place a drying rack near a heat source.
Other ways to reduce moisture indoors while drying clothes include running the washing machine on an extra spin cycle and using dehumidifiers or drying pods.
Prod him in the right direction and he’ll explain the evolution of model-building glue from the sticky slow-drying gel that that befuddled my youthful efforts at assembling a P-38 fighter plane to today’s quick-drying liquids.
After drying for a few hours, the bricks are turned on edge to finish drying.
Artificial drying has been found to result in generally better grades of fibre than sun drying, but is not always feasible in the developing countries where sisal is produced.
Butti and Perlin (1981), pp. 42–46 Applications of solar energy in agriculture aside from growing crops include pumping water, drying crops, brooding chicks and drying chicken manure.
Drying in the sun is preferable to drying by artificial means, as no extraneous flavors such as smoke or oil are introduced which might otherwise taint the flavor.
However, in most countries the bulk of drying of marketed paddy takes place in mills, with village-level drying being used for paddy to be consumed by farm families.
Sun-drying has been found to be the best method of drying, citation then they are roasted or processed by special machines to produce pistachio kernels.
Sun drying is often combined with kiln drying, eight hours of exposure to sunlight means the time spent in a kiln can be reduced by a day and the hot air the shells are exposed to in the kiln is more easily able to remove the remaining moisture.
The true costs of the drying system can only be determined when comparing the total plant costs and risks with and without drying.
This is often an advantage, especially in situations where drying is the desired outcome, like drying herbs or roasting certain types of vegetables.
Adjoining the said plot, there is another land across the road which is traditionally used for drying the washed clothes using rope (rassi) by the rassi-holders.
Alcohol: High concentrations of alcohol, such as denatured alcohol or ethanol, can be drying and irritating to the skin, stripping away moisture and disrupting the skin’s protective barrier.
Ann Russell revealed her top tips to drying towels and bedding in the cold weather will keeping your energy bills down.
Another agreed, adding: 'Having long thick hair it can often feel like a chore drying my hair!
Common combinations with drying
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- drying up 22×
- and drying 21×
- the drying 20×
- drying out 17×
- of drying 10×
- drying process 8×
- drying time 8×
- from drying 7×
- drying clothes 7×
- drying it 7×