Meaning of ‘Dry up’ Phrasal Verb in English

Leave the dishes to dry up in the dish rack.

Hang your wet clothes outside to dry up in the sun.

After the rain stopped, the puddles began to dry up.

The soil in the garden tends to dry up quickly in the heat.

The river usually starts to dry up during the hot summer months.

We need to wait for the paint to dry up before applying the second coat.

Job opportunities in the industry have been drying up recently.

As the summer season ended, tourist arrivals started to dry up.

The support for the charity seemed to dry up after the initial enthusiasm.

The availability of affordable housing in the city has dried up in recent years.

When the company faced financial difficulties, orders from clients began to dry up.

The funding for the project started to dry up, so we had to look for alternative sources.