toweled or towelled; toweling or towelling
: to rub or dry (something, such as the body) with a towel
: to use a towel to dry oneself
toweled down after swimming
Examples of towel in a Sentence
Noun
She dried her hair with a towel.
Here's a towel to wipe up the spill.
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Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
There were hype videos and live music and waving towels with flashing lights built in.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025
Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2025
After taking some time to focus on your sensations within the shower, towel off and finish your routine with a sumptuous body butter or oil, and combine massage techniques.
—Rebecca Fearn, Glamour, 13 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Shortly after the teams left the field, a video surfaced showing JuJu Smith-Schuster walking to the locker room with a towel covering his nose.
—Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
There were hype videos and live music and waving towels with flashing lights built in.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
Rinse it with hot water and place it on a rack or towel to dry.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2025
After taking some time to focus on your sensations within the shower, towel off and finish your routine with a sumptuous body butter or oil, and combine massage techniques.
—Rebecca Fearn, Glamour, 13 Sep. 2025
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“Towel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/towel. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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towel
1 of 2 noun
tow·el
ˈtau̇(-ə)l 
: a cloth or piece of absorbent paper for wiping or drying
towel
2 of 2 verb
toweled or towelled; toweling or towelling
: to rub or dry with a towel : use a towel to dry off
Medical Definition
towel
noun
tow·el
ˈtau̇(-ə)l
1
: an absorbent cloth or paper for wiping or drying
2
British
: sanitary napkin
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