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Draining
- verb - deplete of resources; "The exercise class drains me of energy"
- empty of liquid; drain the liquid from; "We drained the oil tank"
- flow off gradually; "The rain water drains into this big vat"
- having a debilitating effect; "an exhausting job in the hot sun"
- make weak; "Life in the camp drained him"
Dramming
- - The practice of drinking drams.
Drawling
- verb - lengthen and slow down or draw out; "drawl one's vowels"
Dreading
- verb - be afraid or scared of; be frightened of;
Dreaming
- verb - a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep; "I had a dream about you last night"
- experience while sleeping; "She claims to never dream"; "He dreamt a strange scene"
- have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy
- imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake; "he lives in a dream that has nothing to do with reality"
Dredging
- verb - cover before cooking; "dredge the chicken in flour before frying it"
- remove with a power shovel, usually from a bottom of a body of water
- search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost
Dressing
- verb - a cloth covering for a wound or sore
- a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables
- apply a bandage or medication to; "dress the victim's wounds"
- arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding"
- arrange in ranks; "dress troops"
- convert into leather; "dress the tanned skins"
- cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden"
- cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width
- decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
- dress in a certain manner; "She dresses in the latest Paris fashion"; "he dressed up in a suit and tie"
- dress or groom with elaborate care; "She likes to dress when going to the opera"
- give a neat appearance to; "groom the dogs"; "dress the horses"
- kill and prepare for market or consumption; "dress a turkey"
- making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure
Drifting
- verb - aimless wandering from place to place
- be in motion due to some air or water current; "The leaves were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the lake"; "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"; "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore"
- be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current; "snow drifting several feet high"; "sand drifting like snow"
- be subject to fluctuation; "The stock market drifted upward"
- cause to be carried by a current; "drift the boats downstream"
- continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another; "a drifting double-dealer"; "the floating population"; "vagrant hippies of the sixties"
- drive slowly and far afield for grazing; "drift the cattle herds westwards"
- live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely; "My son drifted around for years in California before going to law school"
- move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in sea
Drilling
- verb - learn by repetition; "We drilled French verbs every day"; "Pianists practice scales"
- make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool; "don't drill here, there's a gas pipe"; "drill a hole into the wall"; "drill for oil"; "carpenter bees are boring holes into the wall"
- teach by repetition
- the act of drilling
- the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum
- train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons
- undergo military training or do military exercises