tumble-dry
tumble-dry is the alternative form of tumble dry.
Meaning of tumble dry
Verb
tumble dry (third-person singular simple present tumble dries, present participle tumble drying, simple past and past participle tumble dried)
- To make or become dry by rolling about in the heated rotating drum of a clothes dryer.
- hand wash only; tumble dry low
- To dry by spinning with hot air inside a cylinder.
Forms of tumble-dry
| third-person singular present | tumble-dries |
|---|---|
| present participle | tumble-drying |
| past participle | tumble-dried |
| past | tumble-dried |
Words that rhyme with tumble-dry
Questions about tumble-dry
- What is tumble-dry the alternative form of?
- Tumble-dry is the alternative form of tumble dry.
Words near tumble-dry in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: tumble-dry (page history and authors); tumble dry (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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