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towelling up

towelling up is the present participle and gerund of towel up.

Meaning of towel up

Verb

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

  1. (Australia, transitive) To thoroughly defeat an opponent in a fight or competition.
  2. (transitive) To soak up water with a towel or to dry something or someone with a towel.
  3. (intransitive) To dry with a towel.
  4. (intransitive) To use a towel to clean.

Questions about towelling up

What is towelling up the present participle and gerund of?
Towelling up is the present participle and gerund of towel up.

Words near towelling up in the dictionary

  1. towelless
  2. towellike
  3. towelling
  4. towelling down
  5. towelling off
  6. towelling up
  7. towellings
  8. Towells
  9. towelry
  10. towels
  11. towels down

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