towel dry
Absorb with cloth
To towel dry is to remove moisture by rubbing or patting with a towel rather than using heat or air: She towel-dried her hair before styling it.
The term appears as a verb, adjective, or compound noun, with variable hyphenation: towel-dry, towel dry, toweldry.
It contrasts with blow-drying or air-drying.
- dampSlightly wet
- patGentle palm stroke
- blotMark left by spillage
- absorbTake in fully
- moistureSmall amounts of liquid
bathroom · hotel room · cotton · fluffy · terrycloth · terry cloth robe · squeeze · hair · hair salon · shower · rub · soft · fabric · drip · gentle · skin · wrap · fresh
- drying methodsblot, dab, shake off, wipe down, squeegee
- cleanlinessclean, cleanliness, clean up, dirty, neatness
- car carecar wash, car wax, car shampoo, microfiber cloth, polish
- hair stylingcurling iron, curling wand, flat iron, hairdryer, hot rollers
- dry outdehydrate, desiccate, parch, evaporate, wither
- rubsback rub, belly rub, foot rub, rub down, shoulder rub