"towel off" meaning in English

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Verb

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
    Sense id: en-towel_off-en-verb-lIScurD4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (off)

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for towel off meaning in English (1.6kB)

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        "(transitive and intransitive) To dry (oneself or another person or thing) completely, using a towel."
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