dryingup
nounUK /ˈdraɪ.ɪŋ.ʌp/
US /ˈdraɪ.ɪŋ.ʌp/
The process of becoming dry or losing all the water.
The drying up of the small pond left the fish with nowhere to swim.
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2. The act of a supply or source slowly coming to an end.
The drying up of new ideas made the project stall.
3. The state of a body of water losing its water until it is empty.
The drying up of the river worried the nearby farmers.
4. The process of something becoming less active or disappearing over time.
The drying up of customers forced the little shop to close.