noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
drying up; parching; desiccation
Literary or formal term for something becoming completely dry, often used for land, skin, or abstract things like creativity. Can be used as a noun or with する.
日照り続きで田んぼが枯燥した。
The rice fields dried up due to the continuing drought.
アイデアが枯燥して、
My ideas dried up, and I couldn't write anything anymore.