blowdry

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A form of blow-dry — To dry with a hair dryer.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

verbblowdry (third-person singular simple present blowdries, present participle blowdrying, simple past and past participle blowdried)

present singular third person blowdries · participle present blowdrying · participle past blowdried · past blowdried

  1. alternativeAlternative form of blow-dry.
nounblowdry (plural blowdries or blowdrys)

plural blowdries · plural blowdrys

  1. alternativeAlternative form of blow-dry.

    Lucie, for one, avoided the pool for the havoc it wrought on her blowdry.

    2012, Louise Candlish, chapter 21, in The Day You Saved My Life, London: Sphere, →ISBN, page 299
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    You’ll come here, across the road from the Bluebird, because the blowdries are spot on: shiny, swingy, just the right amount of oomph (there’s a brand-new product line about to launch, so you can keep up the good work at home).

    2015 December, “Salon directory: And the award goes to…”, in Francesca White, editor, Tatler, London: Tatler Publishing Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, “Tatler Hair Guide 2016” supplement, page 18, column 2

    Learn how to do killer blowdrys, make beautiful braids, create amazing updos for special occasions, and a host of other looks.

    2016, Style Your Hair (Try It!), London: DK, →ISBN, back cover
Cite this entry
APA

blowdry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blowdry

MLA

“blowdry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blowdry. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blowdry,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blowdry.

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