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draining::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | exhausting |
Examples of draining
draining
In fine sieve, wash rice under cold running water until draining water is clear.
From the news-journalonline.com
On Monday, they handled whatever Goosebumps they had by draining three-pointers.
From the kansas.com
High intensity, sprinting everywhere, making tackles, this is mentally draining.
From the metro.co.uk
Battery on iPhone seems about the same, maybe draining a little quicker on iPad.
From the guardian.co.uk
The experts say Cordylines thrive best with regular water in fast-draining soil.
From the ocregister.com
The prolonged crisis is draining belief in the euro and smothering the recovery.
From the economist.com
As the grim scene unfolds, you can almost feel the euro's chances draining away.
From the economist.com
Rinse the rice by covering it with some water, stirring it and then draining it.
From the heraldtribune.com
It demands a free-draining location, and I think it might be the perfect choice.
From the washingtonpost.com
- Emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it
- Flow off gradually; "The rain water drains into this big vat"
- Deplete of resources; "The exercise class drains me of energy"
- Tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material
- A pipe through which liquid is carried away
- Empty of liquid; drain the liquid from; "We drained the oil tank"
- Drain is a creator-owned comic by writer C. B. Cebulski and is painted by Sana Takeda and published by Image Comics.
- A drain is the primary vessel for unwanted water to be flumed away, either to a more useful area, funnelled into a receptacle, or run into the sewers as waste.
- A surgical drain is a tube used to remove pus, blood or other fluids from a wound. Drains inserted after surgery do not result in faster wound healing or prevent infection but are sometimes necessary to drain body fluid which may accumulate and in itself become a focus of infection. ...
