# drying

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈdɹaɪ.ɪŋ/ · frequency rank #10,529

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of dry

## Etymology
From dry + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **dying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drying-vs-dying)
- **during** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drying-vs-during)
- **dyeing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drying-vs-dyeing)
- **ding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ding-vs-drying)
- **doing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doing-vs-drying)
- **drink** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drink-vs-drying)
- **drain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drain-vs-drying)
- **dating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dating-vs-drying)
- **dining** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dining-vs-drying)
- **diving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diving-vs-drying)
- **daring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daring-vs-drying)
- **drains** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drains-vs-drying)
- **doping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doping-vs-drying)
- **dozing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dozing-vs-drying)
- **driving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/driving-vs-drying)
- **drawing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drawing-vs-drying)
- **darling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/darling-vs-drying)
- **denying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denying-vs-drying)
- **darting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/darting-vs-drying)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ddrying`, `driyng`, `drrying`, `dryign`, `dryingg`, `dryinng`, `drynig`, `dryying`, `dyring`, `rdying`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/drying