tumble-dry

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

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

  1. alternativeAlternative form of tumble dry.

Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

tumble-dry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tumble-dry

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“tumble-dry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tumble-dry. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tumble-dry,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tumble-dry.

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