DRIP-DRY Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

drip-dry

verb

Definition of drip-dry

as in to evaporate

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Recent Examples of drip-dry Let the plants drip-dry before returning them to their regular spots. — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 July 2024

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This is made possible by the system’s zero-liquid-discharge technology, which evaporates the brine into solid salt and reduces the need to handle liquid waste.

— Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
Less oil, and lower-quality oil, means tears evaporate too quickly.

— Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of evaporate

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The Emory oaks that had been drying out as Resolution dewaters the underground shafts were reviving, their leaves fleshing out and appearing healthier as water seeped into the ground.

— The Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 29 Feb. 2024
The Pensées, however, was submerged near the harbor despite attempts to dewater it with pumps.

— Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News, 5 July 2022

Definition of dewater

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Centrist Democrats have wrung their hands about the potential vulnerabilities of left-wing candidates like El-Sayed running in battleground states, and El-Sayed has been straining to unite the Democratic base in Michigan.

— New York Times, New York Times, 21 Oct. 2026
Meanwhile, the film works to wring out a tear, occasionally squeezing too hard, but earning several sad sighs of recognition.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of wring

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For about five days, the murres rotate between the drying pens — which blow warm air on the birds — and 80-degree pools of water inside the clinic.

— Stephanie Zappelli, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Tyrese Haliburton needed the towel draped around his neck to dry the tears streaming down his cheeks.

— Peter Finney Jr, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026

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