Mississippi in the middle of a dry spell / Jimmy Rogers on the Victrola up high

The rains, it seemed, were over, and a dry spell was upon them […]

The only place unaffected by the persistent dry spell was the city of Milwaukee […]

The first type is of course the dry spell when you can't think of any ideas. The second type is when kids just have a dry spell in writing.

There's no telling when the serial dating bug can strike. You may be just getting out of a serious relationship, marriage, or long dry spell. But one thing's for certain: when it does it can become a really hard habit to break.

Dry spell

Meaning

Noun