суши́ть

rare #12389

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

Зачем ты сушишь во́лосы?
Why are you drying your hair?
Гербаризируемые растения сушат под прессом.
The plants being prepared for a herbarium are dried under a press.
В ведренный день хорошо сушить сено.
Fine weather is good for drying hay.
Крестьяне сушили зерно на гумне.
The peasants dried the grain on the threshing floor.
Кизяк сушат на солнце много дней.
Kizyak is dried in the sun for many days.
Кипятимые инструменты потом сушат чистым полотенцем.
The instruments being boiled are then dried with a clean towel.
Гольё сушат перед дальнейшей выделкой.
The raw hides are dried before further processing.
Пропитывавшийся маслом холст сушили целую неделю.
The canvas, which had been soaking up oil, was dried for an entire week.

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)