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drying one's eyes

drying one's eyes is the present participle and gerund of dry one's eyes.

Meaning of dry one's eyes

Verb

dry one's eyes (third-person singular simple present dries one's eyes, present participle drying one's eyes, simple past and past participle dried one's eyes)

  1. (idiomatic) To cease crying.
    • "Be careful!" cried the green girl. "The tears will fall on your green silk gown and spot it."
      So Dorothy dried her eyes and said, "I suppose we must try it; but I am sure I do not want to kill anybody, even to see Aunt Em again."1900 May 17, L[yman] Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, Ill.; New York, N.Y.: Geo[rge] M[elvin] Hill Co., →OCLC

Questions about drying one's eyes

What is drying one's eyes the present participle and gerund of?
Drying one's eyes is the present participle and gerund of dry one's eyes.

Words near drying one's eyes in the dictionary

  1. drying machine
  2. drying machines
  3. drying off
  4. drying oil
  5. drying oils
  6. drying one's eyes
  7. drying out
  8. drying rack
  9. drying racks
  10. drying time
  11. drying times

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