drip-drying

present participle of drip-dry

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evaporating
Verb
  • This means more of the sun's energy goes into evaporating plant and soil moisture as opposed to causing the temperature to rise.
    Trey Fulbright, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • Sweat itself does not cool the body down, but the process of it evaporating off of the skin and turning into water vapour essentially transports heat away from the body and into the air.
    Victoria Forster, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
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“Drip-drying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drip-drying. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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