| drying up | Factory jobs are drying up in the local economy. |
| drying up | With no supply of water from trees, rainfalls diminish in time and the area keeps drying up. |
| 乾枯 | [かんこ, kanko] (n, vs) completely drying up [Add to Longdo] |
| 干割れ | [ひわれ, hiware] (n) drying up and cracking [Add to Longdo] |
| 枯渇(P);涸渇 | [こかつ, kokatsu] (n, vs) drying up; becoming exhausted; running dry; starvation; (P) [Add to Longdo] |
| 枯燥 | [こそう, kosou] (n, vs) drying up; parching [Add to Longdo] |