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draining

UK
/ˈdreɪnɪŋ/
US
/ˈdreɪnɪŋ/
draining down
draining off
draining out

Translations

drainingnoun
drainings
pl
écoulementSurtout en médecine ou pour des liquides alimentaires.
The nurse disposed of the drainings from the surgical site.
L'infirmière a éliminé les écoulements du site chirurgical.
The draining of the flooded basement took several hours.
Le drainage du sous-sol inondé a pris plusieurs heures.
draininggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈdreɪnɪŋ/
US
/ˈdreɪnɪŋ/
The long meeting was incredibly draining, leaving everyone feeling tired and unproductive.
La longue réunion était incroyablement épuisante, laissant tout le monde fatigué et peu productif.
Additional translations
fatigant
Synonyms
exhausting
fatiguing
depleting
sapping
wearying
drainverb

draining

Gerund

drained
Past Simple
drained
Past Participle
draining
Gerund
UK
/dreɪn/
US
/dreɪn/
ponctionnerSurtout pour des ressources financières ou matérielles.
The project drained their financial resources.
Le projet a ponctionné leurs ressources financières.
She drained the pasta before adding the sauce.
Elle a égoutté les pâtes avant d’ajouter la sauce.
After the storm, the floodwater slowly drained away.
Après la tempête, l’eau de crue s’est lentement écoulée.
viderSens de boire entièrement d’un trait.
He drained his coffee cup in one gulp.
Il a vidé sa tasse de café d’un trait.
The long meeting drained all of his energy.
La longue réunion lui a épuisé toute son énergie.
Synonyms
withdraw
remove
empty
deplete
exhaust
draw off
let out
run off
Antonyms
fill
supply

Definitions

drainingnoun
The act or process of removing liquid from a place or object.
The draining of the flooded basement took several hours.
Liquid that has been drained off, especially from a wound or from food being cooked.
The nurse disposed of the drainings from the surgical site.
draininggerund / present participle
Causing someone to lose energy or become exhausted.
The long meeting was incredibly draining, leaving everyone feeling tired and unproductive.
Causing a reduction in resources or vitality.
The constant demands of the project were draining on the team's resources.
drainverb
To cause the liquid in something to flow out, leaving it empty or dry.
She drained the pasta before adding the sauce.
To deplete or exhaust resources, energy, or vitality.
The long meeting drained all of his energy.
To gradually remove or reduce something, especially over time.
The project drained their financial resources.
Of a liquid: to flow away or out of something.
After the storm, the floodwater slowly drained away.
To drink the contents of something until it is empty.
He drained his coffee cup in one gulp.
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