drying-up

drying-up (uncountable)

1. The act of drying dishes after they have been washed up.

   I'll do the drying-up if you put it all away.

2. (agriculture) ablactation
3. gerund of dry up.
   • 1950 June, W. A. Willox, “Rawdon Edward Charlewood: An Appreciation”, in Railway Magazine, page 418:

     The drying-up of this unique and freely-given source of information will leave its mark.

• dry up

• updrying