towel off

verb

To dry (oneself or another person or thing) completely, using a towel.

“Once I towel off, I'll go back inside and get started.”

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towel down
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Meanings

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

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

  1. intransitivetransitiveTo dry (oneself or another person or thing) completely, using a towel.

    Once I towel off, I'll go back inside and get started.

    1 more example

    Just as he had finished toweling the dog off, it jumped back into the river.

    Synonyms: towel down

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo dry (oneself or another person or thing) completely, using a towel.

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towel down
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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