суши́ть

rare #11534

verbimperfective perfective is вы́сушить

1.
to dry, to dry out
Она́ су́шит белье́ на балко́не.
She is drying the laundry on the balcony.
2.
(rare) to waste away, to sap the strength of, to emaciate
Чахо́тка су́шит больных.
Consumption wastes away the sick.
Figurative, of illness or grief.

Examples

Бабушка сушила хлеб на сухари.
Grandmother dried bread to make rusks.
Бабушка сушила городовики на зиму.
Grandmother dried porcini mushrooms for the winter.
Мои́ конта́ктные ли́нзы сушат глаза. Мне нужно по́льзоваться ка́плями?
My contact lenses make my eyes dry. Should I use drops?
Пропитывавшийся маслом холст сушили целую неделю.
The canvas, which had been soaking up oil, was dried for an entire week.
Крестьяне сушили зерно на гумне.
The peasants dried the grain on the threshing floor.
Раньше визигу сушили и хранили зимой.
In the past, people dried it and stored it over the winter.
Бабушка сушила комбинашку на балконе.
Grandma was drying her slip on the balcony.
Тарань сушат и едят с пивом.
Sea-roach is dried and eaten with beer.

Note: Stress change.

Imperative
ты	суши́
вы	суши́те

Active present	су́шащий	drying, desiccating
Active past	суши́вший	drying, that was drying, that had dried
Passive present	суши́мый	being dried, dryable
Passive past	су́шенный	dried
Gerund present	суша	while doing (present)
Gerund past	сушив сушивши	while doing (past)