drip-dry
1 of 2verb
ˈdrip-ˌdrī 
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 2adjective
: 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-drying
verb
as in evaporating
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- evaporating
- dehumidifying
- dewatering
- drying
- freeze-drying
- scorching
- wringing
- dehydrating
- searing
- desiccating
- parching
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- washing
- wetting
- drowning
- soaking
- bathing
- drenching
- watering
- soddening
- sopping
- sousing
- bedraggling
- bedewing
- dousing
- wetting down
- waterlogging
- aspersing
- damping
- dowsing
- sprinkling
- showering
- water-soaking
- moistening
- dampening
- moisturizing
- humidifying
- hydrating
- drizzling
- flooding
- misting
- hosing (down)
- overflowing
- inundating
- deluging