This is the 12312th most frequent Portuguese word.
secando
"Secando" means "drying."
In this sentence, 'secando' is used to express the action of drying something, specifically the clothes under the sun.
Estamos secando as roupas ao sol.
We are drying the clothes in the sun.
Here, 'secando' refers to the diminishing of water in a river, indicating a natural drying-up process.
O rio está secando por causa da seca prolongada.
The river is drying up due to the prolonged drought.
In this example, 'secando' describes the act of drying one's hair using an appliance, the hairdryer.