tie-dying

A form of tie-dye — To tie strings around (fabric or clothing) and then dye it, in such a manner that the tied parts do not get colored.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of tie-dye

    Fiber dyes are easily absorbed by skin, so always wear rubber gloves while tie-dying.

    2003, Dawn Cusick, Megan Kirby, The Michaels Book of Arts & Crafts, →ISBN, page 444
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    She gave me the look that probably worked well when one twin accused the other of tie-dying the family cat.

    2007, Joan Hess, A Really Cute Corpse: A Claire Malloy Mystery, →ISBN

    No one seems to know how knowledge of the process spread to the U.S.; however, by the late 1960s, "hip" fashion boutiques were buying one dollar white cotton T-shirts, tie-dying them, and selling the rainbow-hued productsfor up to six dollars apiece.

    2014, Frank Hoffmann, Beulah B Ramirez, Fashion & Merchandising Fads, →ISBN
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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