tumble dry

verb

To make or become dry by rolling about in the heated rotating drum of a clothes dryer.

“hand wash only; tumble dry low”

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Meanings

verbtumble dry (third-person singular simple present tumble dries, present participle tumble drying, simple past and past participle tumble dried)

present singular third person tumble dries · participle present tumble drying · participle past tumble dried · past tumble dried · alternative tumble-dry

  1. intransitivetransitiveTo make or become dry by rolling about in the heated rotating drum of a clothes dryer.

    hand wash only; tumble dry low

  2. To dry by spinning with hot air inside a cylinder.

Translations

Spanish secar a máquina, secar en secadora
  • secar a máquinaTranslations
  • secar en secadoraTranslations
  • usar secadoraTranslations
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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