Synonyms of drying

drying

verb

present participle of dry

1

as in scorching

to make dry

the wind quickly dried their clothes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scorching
• baking
• parching
• dehydrating
• draining
• desiccating
• searing
• evaporating
• dehumidifying
• air-drying
• shrivelling
• shriveling
• mummifying
• withering
• wizening

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• washing
• wetting
• watering
• flooding
• soaking
• bathing
• drowning
• saturating
• overflowing
• drenching
• moistening
• damping
• sopping
• inundating
• hydrating
• dousing
• dampening
• humidifying
• dipping
• waterlogging
• deluging
• sousing
• dowsing
• submerging
• dunking
• swamping
• rehydrating

2

as in fading

to lose liveliness, force, or freshness

his creative talents were just drying on the vine in that small, provincial town

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fading
• withering
• wilting
• shriveling
• shrivelling
• diminishing
• decreasing
• mummifying
• waning
• declining
• lessening
• wizening

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reviving
• blooming
• growing
• increasing
• flourishing
• developing
• freshening
• thriving
• prospering
• waxing
• surging
• peaking
• cresting