towel
verb/ˈtaʊəl/
/ˈtaʊəl/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they towel | /ˈtaʊəl/ /ˈtaʊəl/ |
| he / she / it towels | /ˈtaʊəlz/ /ˈtaʊəlz/ |
| past simple towelled | /ˈtaʊəld/ /ˈtaʊəld/ |
| past participle towelled | /ˈtaʊəld/ /ˈtaʊəld/ |
| (North American English also) past simple toweled | /ˈtaʊəld/ /ˈtaʊəld/ |
| (North American English also) past participle toweled | /ˈtaʊəld/ /ˈtaʊəld/ |
| -ing form towelling | /ˈtaʊəlɪŋ/ /ˈtaʊəlɪŋ/ |
| (North American English also) -ing form toweling | /ˈtaʊəlɪŋ/ /ˈtaʊəlɪŋ/ |
- towel yourself/somebody/something (down) to dry yourself/somebody/something with a towelWord OriginMiddle English: from Old French toaille, of Germanic origin. The current sense of the verb dates from the mid 19th cent.
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