patting dry
Gentle moisture removal
Patting dry is a gentle drying technique using light, repeated touches rather than rubbing.
The method appears most often in skincare and cooking contexts: Pat your face dry with a clean towel preserves delicate skin, while pat the chicken dry before seasoning removes moisture for better browning.
The gentleness distinguishes it from vigorous toweling.
- towelAbsorbent fabric for drying
- bath towelAbsorbent fabric for drying
- paper towelDisposable absorbent cleaning sheet
- dabbingLight, repeated pressing
- blottingAbsorbing by pressing
absorbent · moisture · gentle · skin · cloth · soft · soft touch · pressing · tissue · napkin · damp · terry · clean linen · bathroom · face · hands · careful · light
- dryingdehydrating, evaporation, dehumidification, evaporating, desiccating
- food prepchopping, slicing, dicing, mincing, peeling
- cleaning motionswiping, rubbing, scrubbing, brushing, sweeping
- fish prepfilleting, scaling, gutting, deboning, skinning
patting dryair-drying
Drying by ambient exposure
wringing out · blow-drying · drip-drying · machine drying · shaking off
patting drysoaking
Completely saturated with liquid
wetting · drenching · dampening · moistening · saturating
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