What does drying-up mean?
Definitions for drying-up
dry·ing-up
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word drying-up.
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drying-upnoun
The act of drying dishes after they have been washed up.
I'll do the washing-up if you put it all away.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of drying-up in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of drying-up in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of drying-up in a Sentence
George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron:
The drying up a single tear has more of honest fame, than shedding seas of gore.
I was very frustrated because my crops were drying up before harvest, it reached a point where I even struggled to feed my own family.
For centuries, the worry was about the river flooding, but climate change has meant that Po River is now at risk of drying up, po River is not just Po River, Po River is part of the national psyche. The towns along Po River draw tourism and industry. It was almost a moat for central Italy that kept it safe from invaders. Now it is under threat and no one knows what to do to save it.
Home purchase applications continued to be held down by rapidly drying up demand, as high mortgage rates, challenging affordability, and a gloomier outlook of the economy kept buyers on the sidelines.
Already, renters are incurring debt to stay housed, paying rent on credit cards, taking out loans, drying up what limited savings they have.
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