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towel

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˈtaʊəl/

Forms: towels

towel means: A piece of cloth used to dry your body, hands, or other wet things.

noun

DRYING CLOTHA1

A piece of cloth used to dry your body, hands, or other wet things.

  • I need a clean towel.
  • She dried her hair with a towel.
  • Please hang the wet towels in the bathroom.

Common phrases: bath towel, clean towel, beach towel

verb

DRY WITH CLOTHB2

To dry someone or something with a cloth made for drying.

  • He toweled himself dry.
  • She toweled her wet hair carefully.
  • I toweled off after getting out of the pool.

How to use it: towel someone/something dry (She toweled the dog dry.); towel off (He toweled off after his swim.)

Similar words: dry, wipe dry

Common phrases: towel someone dry, towel off, towel something dry

Questions about towel

What does towel mean?

A piece of cloth used to dry your body, hands, or other wet things.

What is towel in other languages?

Türkçe: havlu · Español: toalla · Français: serviette · Deutsch: Handtuch · Italiano: asciugamano · 日本語: タオル

How do you pronounce towel?

It is pronounced /ˈtaʊəl/.

How do you use towel in a sentence?

I need a clean towel. She dried her hair with a towel.

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