drying up

present participle and gerund of dry up

(intransitive) To become dry (often of weather); to lose water.
(transitive) To cause to become dry.
(ambitransitive, intransitive) To manually dry dishes and utensils.
(transitive) To deprive someone of (something vital).
(intransitive) To gradually decrease and eventually cease.
(intransitive) To stop talking because one has forgotten what one was going to say.
(intransitive) To stop talking because one has forgotten what one was going to say.
To stop talking or drop a topic.