run dry
Lose all moisture
To run dry is to become depleted or exhausted.
A well runs dry when its water is gone.
A river runs dry during drought.
Figuratively, creativity, patience, or funds can run dry: My savings have run dry, The conversation ran dry after ten minutes.
The phrase emphasizes gradual depletion rather than sudden loss.
Utterly depleted of energy
- depletedSeverely reduced or emptied
- drainedEmptied of resources
- emptiedRemoved all contents from
- spentExhausted or disbursed
used up · tapped out · consumed · expended · sapped · finished · milked · bled
Without any liquid
- desiccatedThoroughly dehydrated
- crackedHaving surface fractures
- dustbowlDrought-stricken eroded region
- scorchedBurned on surface
rainless · dried up · evaporated · withered · shrivelled · water shortage · lake bed · stream bed
Unable to produce offspring
- sterileFree from microorganisms
- unfruitfulFailing to produce results
- fruitlessProducing no useful outcome
- unproductiveFailing to achieve results
fallow · desolate · lifeless · bleak · stark · wasteland · dead soil
Vocalized suddenly, loudly
- numbLacking physical sensation
- hollowed outInterior material removed
- wrung outTwisted dry, or exhausted
- burned outExhausted from overexertion
Lacking creative spark
- blockedPassage prevented or impeded
- stuckUnable to move
- blankWithout marks or content
- writer's blockInability to produce text
exhausted
Utterly depleted of energy
spent · used up · tapped out · consumed · expended · sapped · finished · milked · bled
waterless
Without any liquid
- desiccatedThoroughly dehydrated
- crackedHaving surface fractures
- dustbowlDrought-stricken eroded region
scorched · rainless · dried up · evaporated · withered · shrivelled · water shortage · lake bed · stream bed · desertification
infertile
Unable to produce offspring
- sterileFree from microorganisms
- unfruitfulFailing to produce results
- fruitlessProducing no useful outcome
unproductive · fallow · desolate · lifeless · bleak · stark · wasteland · dead soil
cried out
Vocalized suddenly, loudly
- numbLacking physical sensation
- hollowed outInterior material removed
- wrung outTwisted dry, or exhausted
uninspired
Lacking creative spark