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drain away

drain away verb: to diminish over time; to disappear or leak out gradually.

Verb

drain away (third-person singular simple present drains away, present participle draining away, simple past and past participle drained away)

  1. To diminish over time; to disappear or leak out gradually.

Forms of drain away

third-person singular presentdrains away
present participledraining away
past participledrained away
pastdrained away

Questions about drain away

What does drain away mean?
Drain away means to diminish over time; to disappear or leak out gradually.
What part of speech is drain away?
Drain away is a verb.
What is the past tense of drain away?
The past tense of drain away is drained away.

Words near drain away in the dictionary

  1. drail
  2. drailed
  3. drailing
  4. drails
  5. drain
  6. drain away
  7. drain cleaner
  8. drain cleaners
  9. drain cock
  10. drain cocks
  11. drain fever

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