plural towels
: a piece of cloth used for drying things
She dried her hair with a towel.
Here's a towel to wipe up the spill.
towels; US toweled or British towelled; US toweling or British towelling
: to dry (something) with a towel
He toweled (off) his hair.
—+ off or downShe climbed out of the tub and quickly toweled off. [=dried herself with a towel]
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“Towel.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/towel. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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