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dried

The correct spelling is dried.

How to pronounce dried

/dɹaɪd/
adjective

IPA: /dɹaɪd/

Say it like: Dree-d

The correct spelling is dried. Without water or moisture, said of something that has previously been wet or moist; resulting from the process of drying. For example: "dried fish; dried fruit"

Usage Examples

dried fish; dried fruit

dried lentils

The clothes dried on the line.

Meanings

adjective

  1. 1.Without water or moisture, said of something that has previously been wet or moist; resulting from the process of drying.
  2. 2.Usually of foods: cured, preserved by drying.
  3. 3.Sold raw and unprocessed.

verb

  1. 1.To lose moisture.
  2. 2.To remove moisture from.
  3. 3.To be thirsty.
  4. 4.To exhaust; to cause to run dry.
  5. 5.For an actor to forget his or her lines while performing.

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