towel
To dry by using a towelTo dry by using a towel.
» Tom dried himself with a towel.
Tom trocknete sich mit einem Handtuch ab. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Том витерся насухо рушником. — deniko
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4 senses(transitive)To dry by using a towel.
He got out of the shower and toweled himself dry.
wipe with a towel
(transitive)To hit with a towel.
(transitive)To block up (a door, etc.) with a towel, to conceal the fumes of a recreational drug.
(UK, dialectal, obsolete, transitive)To beat with a stick, or "oaken towel".
Examples
1157 sentencesTom dried himself with a towel.
Том витерся насухо рушником. — deniko
deTom trocknete sich mit einem Handtuch ab. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I'm ready to throw in the towel.
Я готовий визнати свою поразку. — deniko
ruЯ готов признать себя побеждённым. — marafon
There's only one bath towel in our bathroom.
У нашій ванній тільки один банний рушник. — uaspeaker
ruВ нашей ванной только одно банное полотенце. — timsa
deIn unserem Bad gibt es nur ein Handtuch. — Sudajaengi
Tom used a towel to dry his hair.
Том скористався рушником, щоб висушити своє волосся. — deniko
Maybe it's time to throw in the towel.
Може бути, час визнати свою поразку. — deniko
ruМожет, самое время признать поражение. — Kar1na
Origin
From Middle English towayle, towel, towail, towaille, from Old French toaille (“towel”) (mFrom Middle English towayle, towel, towail, towaille, from Old French toaille (“towel”) (modern French touaille), Medieval Latin toallia, from Frankish *þwahilu (“cloth”), from Proto-Germanic *þwahaną (“to wash”). Cognate with Old High German dwahila (“towel”) (modern dialectal German Zwehle), Dutch dwaal (“towel”), dweil (“mop”), Low German Dweel (“towel”), Old English þwǣle (“band; ribbon; fillet”), Old English þwēan (“to wash”).
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Forms
towels, toweling, toweled, toweledPhrasal verbs
3 phrasal verbsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
12 patterns- with a towel
- with the towel
- folded the towels
- wrapped a towel
- in the towel
- paper towels
- bath towel
- a towel around
- the towel and
- the towel that
- towel around
- towel in the
See also
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