"towel off" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: towels off [present, singular, third-person], toweling off [participle, present], towelling off [participle, present], toweled off [participle, past], toweled off [past], towelled off [participle, past], towelled off [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|past2=towelled off|pres_ptc2=towelling off}} towel off (third-person singular simple present towels off, present participle toweling off or towelling off, simple past and past participle toweled off or towelled off)
  1. (transitive and intransitive) To dry (oneself or another person or thing) completely, using a towel. Tags: intransitive, transitive Synonyms: towel down

Inflected forms

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