towel down

verb

To dry something or someone with a towel.

“After the shower, I toweled down.”

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Meanings

verbtowel down (third-person singular simple present towels down, present participle (US) toweling down or (UK) towelling down, simple past and past participle (US) toweled down or (UK) towelled down)

present singular third person towels down · US participle present toweling down · UK participle present towelling down · US participle past toweled down · US past toweled down · UK participle past towelled down · UK past towelled down

  1. transitiveTo dry something or someone with a towel.

    The nurse was toweling down the baby.

  2. intransitiveTo dry oneself with a towel.

    After the shower, I toweled down.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
towel off
Cite this entry
APA

towel down. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/towel%20down

MLA

“towel down.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/towel%20down. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “towel down,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/towel%20down.

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