Meaning & use
towel-dried
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Meanings
adjectivebefore a noun
Dried with a towel, especially after washing.
Grammar: Used before a noun: towel-dried hair. It can also follow a linking verb: Her hair was towel-dried.
Patterns
- towel-dried hair
- towel-dried clothes
Towel-dried hair should be combed gently to avoid breakage.
The recipe says to add the towel-dried vegetables to the pan.
After the swim, he put on a towel-dried shirt.
verbtransitive
Simple past and past participle of 'towel-dry'.
Grammar: Used as the past tense or past participle of 'towel-dry': She towel-dried her hair.
Patterns
- towel-dried something
She towel-dried her hair before styling it.
He towel-dried the dog after its bath.
The plates were towel-dried and put away.
Common combinations
- towel-dried hair
- Apply the serum to towel-dried hair for best results.
- towel-dried clothes
- The towel-dried clothes were still slightly damp.
- freshly towel-dried
- Her freshly towel-dried hair looked shiny.
Synonyms and how they differ
- towel-dry
- The base form of the verb; use it for present or future actions.
Word family
- towel-dry verb
- To dry something with a towel.
- towel noun
- A piece of cloth used for drying.
Commonly confused: towel-dried or air-dried?
towel-dried vs air-dried
Air-dried means dried by air, not with a towel.
Practice
Choose the correct sentence.
Choose one answer.
The past tense of 'towel-dry' is 'towel-dried', so the first sentence is correct. The others use the wrong verb form for the past.
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