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tumble dry
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
tumble dry
(verb)
tumble dryer
(noun)
tumble dry
verb
tumble dries
;
tumble dried
;
tumble drying
tumble dry
verb
tumble dries
;
tumble dried
;
tumble drying
Britannica Dictionary definition of TUMBLE DRY
[
+ object
]
:
to dry (clothes, sheets, etc.) in a machine
He
tumble dried
his clothes on high heat.
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