drip-drying

Definition of drip-dryingnext
present participle of drip-dry
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evaporating
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  • These pump coolant through pipes to dissipate heat from servers rather than evaporating water as has been the case in the past.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 28 Apr. 2026
  • As the world warms, more water from the ocean is evaporating into the atmosphere, leading to more moisture that can fall as rain, leading to more intense and extreme weather.
    Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 22 Apr. 2026
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“Drip-drying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drip-drying. Accessed 1 May. 2026.

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