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单词 drip-dries
释义

drip-dry

1 of 2

verb

ˈdrip-ˌdrī How to pronounce drip-dry (audio)
drip-dried; drip-drying; drip-dries

intransitive verb

: to dry with few or no wrinkles when hung wet

transitive verb

: to hang (something wet, such as wet clothing) to drip-dry

drip-dry

2 of 2

adjective

: made of a washable fabric that drip-dries

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1953, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Adjective

1957, in the meaning defined above

drip-dries

verb

present tense third-person singular of drip-dry
as in freeze-dries

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • freeze-dries
  • evaporates
  • dewaters
  • dehumidifies
  • wrings
  • dries
  • desiccates
  • sears
  • parches
  • dehydrates
  • scorches

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • waterlogs
  • waters
  • wets down
  • soddens
  • soaks
  • drowns
  • dowses
  • washes
  • wets
  • drenches
  • bedews
  • bathes
  • bedraggles
  • asperses
  • souses
  • water-soaks
  • douses
  • showers
  • sops
  • sprinkles
  • moistens
  • hydrates
  • damps
  • hoses (down)
  • drizzles
  • moisturizes
  • dampens
  • humidifies
  • mists
  • floods
  • overflows
  • deluges
  • inundates
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