draining

Pluraldrainings

1. 1
   verb

   Present participle of drain. Use this form for something happening now, often after "is" or "was".

   The water was draining slowly from the bathtub.

   He kept draining the last drops from the bottle.

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2. 2
   adjective

   Making you feel very tired and emptied of energy.

   Like a phone battery that slowly runs down until there's nothing left.

   Caring for a newborn can be physically and emotionally draining.

   She found the long, draining commute hard to bear.

   Similarexhausting, tiring, tiresome, fatiguing, wearing

   Oppositeenergizing, refreshing, invigorating, restful

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3. 3
   adjective

   Made or used to carry water away from a place.

   Workers cleared the draining ditch before the rainy season.

   A draining channel carried runoff away from the house.

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4. 4
   nouncountable

   The act of letting liquid flow out of something until it is empty.

   The draining of the flooded basement took all weekend.

   Repeated drainings of the tank left sediment at the bottom.

   Similaremptying, drainage

   Oppositefilling

5. 5
   nouncountable

   The liquid that has flowed out of something.

   The drainings from the compost bin make good food for garden plants.

   She collected the drainings in a bowl beneath the strainer.

   Similarrunoff

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6. 6
   noununcountable

   The hobby of going inside drains, tunnels, and sewers to explore them.

   Draining took him through miles of forgotten storm tunnels beneath the city.

   On weekends she went draining with friends, headlamps on and boots laced.

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