со́хнуть

rare #10128verbimperfective perfective is вы́сохнуть

1.
to dry, to become dry, to dry out
Бельё со́хнет на балко́не.
The laundry is drying on the balcony.
Intransitive: the thing itself gets dry.
2.
to wither, to shrivel up, to dry up
Без воды́ цветы́ бы́стро со́хнут.
Without water the flowers wither quickly.
Of plants and trees.
3.
to pine (for someone), to be lovesick, to waste away
Он уже́ год со́хнет по сосе́дке.
He has been pining for the neighbour girl for a year now.
Colloquial; used with по + dative.

Examples

Промазываемые клеем швы быстро сохнут.
The joints being sealed with glue dry quickly.
Размокшие ботинки долго сохли на батарее.
The soaked shoes took a long time to dry on the radiator.
У тебя нет гигиени́ческой пома́ды? У меня губы со́хнут.
Do you have some lip balm? My lips are dry.
Развешиваемые на верёвке простыни быстро сохли.
The sheets hung out on the clothesline dried quickly.
Перегрунтовываемый холст сохнет целые сутки.
The canvas being re-primed takes a full day to dry.
Нейлон легко стирается и быстро сохнет.
Nylon is easy to wash and dries quickly.
Смачиваемые водой ткани сохнут очень долго.
Fabrics that can be wetted with water take a very long time to dry.
Оде́жда со́хнет.
The clothes are drying.

Imperative
ты	со́хни
вы	со́хните

Active present	со́хнущий	drying
Active past	со́хнувший	drying, that was drying, dried-up
Passive present	-
Passive past	-
Gerund present	-
Gerund past	сохнув сохнувши	while doing (past)

Verb	Prefix	Meaning
со́хнуть	-	to dry; to wither; to pine (for someone)
вы́сохнуть	вы-	to dry; to get very thin
засо́хнуть	за-	to wither; to dry out; to waste away
иссо́хнуть	ис-	to wither up or to become thin (reaching complete exhaustion)