towel off
towel off · towels off · toweled off / towelled off · toweling off
To dry completely, using a towelTo dry (oneself or another person or thing) completely, using a towel.
» The towel rack fell off the wall.
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1 sensesTo dry (oneself or another person or thing) completely, using a towel.
Once I towel off, I'll go back inside and get started.
Just as he had finished toweling the dog off, it jumped back into the river.
Examples
3 sentencesThe towel rack fell off the wall.
He was toweling sweat off his face.
Mennad used a clean paper towel to turn off the faucet.
Forms
towels off, toweling off, toweled off, toweled off| Base form | towel off · to towel off |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | towels off |
| Present participle | toweling off |
| Past simple | toweled off / towelled off |
| Past participle | toweled off / towelled off |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
3 phrasal verbsSynonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.