dry off

phrasal verb

dried off; drying off; dries off

1

: to become dry

My umbrella's drying off in the hall.

2

: to make one's body dry

We got out of the pool and dried off.

3

: to make (someone or something) dry

He dried off the bench and sat down.

Dry yourself off and get dressed.

Examples of dry off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This type of material is also known to quickly dry off, therefore limiting the amount of bacteria that can grow on it. —Moriah Mason, Southern Living, 10 Jan. 2025

After drying off, visitors can slip on their robes and put on a new coat of SPF at the large marble vanity. —Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Jan. 2025

The younger couple appeared to follow suit, drying off in the sun on another part of the yacht before putting on some more clothes and sitting on some loungers. —Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 28 Sep. 2024

But when the hour has passed and the water has dried off his skin, his mother, Laura Martinez, straps him into his booster seat, and Caleb becomes a bit less like his friends. —Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American-Statesman, 14 Aug. 2024