towel down
B2 neutral separable transitive
In simple words
rub with a towel to get dry
Meanings
1 B2 neutral
to rub a person or animal with a towel in order to dry them
"After the bath, she toweled the baby down gently."
Grammar: separable
2 B2 neutral
to wipe moisture or sweat from your own body with a towel
"He sat on the bench and toweled down after the match."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Used especially for the body, hair, or animals after washing. Less common than 'towel off'.
Commonly used with
body hair dog horse baby sweat
Forms
Base
towel down
I/you/we/they
3rd person
towels down
he/she/it
Past simple
toweled down
yesterday
Past participle
toweled down
have + pp
-ing form
toweling down
continuous
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