toweled or towelled; toweling or towelling
: to rub or dry (something, such as the body) with a towel
: to use a towel to dry oneself
toweled down after swimming
Examples of towel in a Sentence
Noun
She dried her hair with a towel.
Here's a towel to wipe up the spill.
Recent Examples on the Web
Lauren Arzbaecher, Architectural Digest, 24 Oct. 2024
Immediately after mopping, use a microfiber towel to completely dry the surface to ensure excess moisture doesn’t have the chance to hang out and do any damage.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2024
Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2024
There was also a toweling robe at the front morphing into a trench at the back, and a crisp cotton shirt or lanky khakis which had been washed to look as though they’d been weathered by the sun and the sea.
—Mark Holgate, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2024
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Noun
The space-saving benefits of over-the-door organization are well trod, from hanging towels in a bathroom to stashing raincoats in an entryway.
—Lauren Arzbaecher, Architectural Digest, 24 Oct. 2024
Immediately after mopping, use a microfiber towel to completely dry the surface to ensure excess moisture doesn’t have the chance to hang out and do any damage.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2024
Verb
Step 3: Air Dry Allow your cashmere item(s) to air dry by placing on a flat mesh drying rack or towel on a hard surface.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2024
There was also a toweling robe at the front morphing into a trench at the back, and a crisp cotton shirt or lanky khakis which had been washed to look as though they’d been weathered by the sun and the sea.
—Mark Holgate, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2024
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“Towel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/towel. Accessed 2 Nov. 2024.
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towel
1 of 2 noun
tow·el
ˈtau̇(-ə)l 
: a cloth or piece of absorbent paper for wiping or drying
towel
2 of 2 verb
toweled or towelled; toweling or towelling
: to rub or dry with a towel : use a towel to dry off
Medical Definition
towel
noun
tow·el
ˈtau̇(-ə)l
1
: an absorbent cloth or paper for wiping or drying
2
British
: sanitary napkin
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