tumble-dry

[tuhm-buhl-drahy]

tum·ble-dry

[tuhm-buhl-drahy]
verb (used with object) tum·ble-dried, tum·ble-dry·ing.
to dry (washing) in a clothes drier in which articles are rotated vertically through heated air.

Origin:
1965–70
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tumble-dry
 
vb , -dries, -drying, -dried
(tr) to dry (laundry) in a tumble dryer

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