air-dry (âr′drī′) tr.v. air-dried ,
air-dry·ing ,
air-dries To dry by exposure to the air.
adj. Sufficiently dry so that further exposure to air does not yield more moisture to be evaporated.
air-dry vb ,
-dries ,
-drying or -dried (tr ) to dry by exposure to the air
air′-dry` v. -dried, -dry•ing, adj. v.t., v.i. 1. to dry by exposure to the air.
adj. 2. dry beyond further evaporation.
[1855–60]
air-dry Past participle: air-driedGerund: air-dryingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I air-dry you air-dry he/she/it air-dries we air-dry you air-dry they air-dry
Preterite I air-dried you air-dried he/she/it air-dried we air-dried you air-dried they air-dried
Present Continuous I am air-drying you are air-drying he/she/it is air-drying we are air-drying you are air-drying they are air-drying
Present Perfect I have air-dried you have air-dried he/she/it has air-dried we have air-dried you have air-dried they have air-dried
Past Continuous I was air-drying you were air-drying he/she/it was air-drying we were air-drying you were air-drying they were air-drying
Past Perfect I had air-dried you had air-dried he/she/it had air-dried we had air-dried you had air-dried they had air-dried
Future I will air-dry you will air-dry he/she/it will air-dry we will air-dry you will air-dry they will air-dry
Future Perfect I will have air-dried you will have air-dried he/she/it will have air-dried we will have air-dried you will have air-dried they will have air-dried
Future Continuous I will be air-drying you will be air-drying he/she/it will be air-drying we will be air-drying you will be air-drying they will be air-drying
Present Perfect Continuous I have been air-drying you have been air-drying he/she/it has been air-drying we have been air-drying you have been air-drying they have been air-drying
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been air-drying you will have been air-drying he/she/it will have been air-drying we will have been air-drying you will have been air-drying they will have been air-drying
Past Perfect Continuous I had been air-drying you had been air-drying he/she/it had been air-drying we had been air-drying you had been air-drying they had been air-drying
Conditional I would air-dry you would air-dry he/she/it would air-dry we would air-dry you would air-dry they would air-dry
Past Conditional I would have air-dried you would have air-dried he/she/it would have air-dried we would have air-dried you would have air-dried they would have air-dried
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Adj. 1. air-dry - not giving off moisture on exposure to the airdry - free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet; "dry land"; "dry clothes"; "a dry climate"; "dry splintery boards"; "a dry river bed"; "the paint is dry"
air-dry - not giving off moisture on exposure to the air