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View definitions for dry up

dry up

verb as in dehydrate

verb as in desiccate

verb as in exsiccate

verb as in mummify

Strong match

verb as in parch

verb as in sear

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Example Sentences

After testifying, Scott’s television show was canceled and her employment opportunities in the U.S. suddenly dried up.

Orris said that the sort of cuts Republicans are talking about would probably result in community health centers and rural hospitals shutting down as federal funding dries up.

From Salon

But now that source of growth is drying up.

From BBC

“I think what investors have in their minds is, what if the fund dries up?”

What happens to it now is hard to guess, but if the Thai and Chinese governments keep acting to shut down the scams, the money will start to dry up.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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