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

Пропитывавшийся маслом холст сушили целую неделю.
The canvas, which had been soaking up oil, was dried for an entire week.
Бабушка сушила комбинашку на балконе.
Grandma was drying her slip on the balcony.
Бабушка сушила чернобыльник для лечебного чая.
Grandma dried mugwort to make medicinal tea.
Вы когда-нибудь сушили во́лосы фе́ном?
Have you ever dried your hair with a hairdrier?
На берегу сидела юная купальница и сушила волосы.
A young bather was sitting on the shore, drying her hair.
Ты когда-нибудь суши́ла во́лосы фе́ном?
Have you ever dried your hair with a hairdrier?
В ведренный день хорошо сушить сено.
Fine weather is good for drying hay.
Бабушка сушила хлеб на сухари.
Grandmother dried bread to make rusks.

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)

Verb	Prefix	Meaning
суши́ть	-	to dry; to waste away
суши́ться	-	to dry; to cut/be on a caloric deficit
вы́сушить	вы-	to dry; to emaciate; to harden
вы́сушиться	вы-	to dry up; to cut/be on a caloric deficit