"towelling" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: towellings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} towelling (usually uncountable, plural towellings)
  1. (countable, uncountable) Any fabric suitable for towels, such as huckaback or terry cloth. Tags: countable, uncountable, usually Translations (fabric suitable for towels): хавлиена тъкан (havliena tǎkan) (Bulgarian), pyyhekangas (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-towelling-en-noun-8swkjmwW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 8 50 Disambiguation of 'fabric suitable for towels': 94 6
  2. (countable) A thrashing. Tags: countable, usually
    Sense id: en-towelling-en-noun-oH4ZjD80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: toweling

Verb [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} towelling
  1. present participle and gerund of towel Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: towel
    Sense id: en-towelling-en-verb-m2qpq8I~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 8 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: toweling

Inflected forms

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