Usually means: Loss of moisture; becoming dry.
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We found 15 dictionaries that define the word drying up:

General (11 matching dictionaries)
  1. drying up: Merriam-Webster
  2. drying-up, drying-up, drying up: Collins English Dictionary
  3. drying up: Vocabulary.com
  4. drying-up: Wordnik
  5. drying up: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. drying-up, drying up: Wiktionary
  7. drying up: Dictionary.com
  8. drying up: Rhymezone
  9. drying up: FreeDictionary.org
  10. drying up: Mnemonic Dictionary
  11. drying-up, drying up: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. drying up: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. drying up: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. drying up: Medical dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. drying up: Idioms

Definitions from WordNet (drying up)

noun:  the process of extracting moisture


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