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towel off

towel off verb: to dry (oneself or another person or thing) completely, using a towel.

Verb

towel off (third-person singular simple present towels off, present participle (US) toweling off or (UK) towelling off, simple past and past participle (US) toweled off or (UK) towelled off)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To dry (oneself or another person or thing) completely, using a towel.
    • Once I towel off, I'll go back inside and get started.
    • Just as he had finished toweling the dog off, it jumped back into the river.
    Synonyms:
    towel down

Synonyms of towel off

Forms of towel off

third-person singular presenttowels off
present participle UStoweling off
present participle UKtowelling off
past participle UStoweled off
past UStoweled off
past participle UKtowelled off
past UKtowelled off

Questions about towel off

What does towel off mean?
Towel off means to dry (oneself or another person or thing) completely, using a towel.
What part of speech is towel off?
Towel off is a verb.
What is the past tense of towel off?
The past tense of towel off is toweled off.

Words near towel off in the dictionary

  1. towees
  2. towel
  3. towel down
  4. towel gourd
  5. towel gourds
  6. towel off
  7. towel rail
  8. towel rails
  9. towel snap
  10. towel snaps
  11. towel up

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