drying

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

DRYING, participle present tense Expelling or losing moisture, sap or greenness. DRYING, noun The act or process of depriving of moisture or greenness. DRYING, noun The act or process of depriving of moisture or greenness.
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