Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive & intransitive verb To make or become dry by rolling about in the heated rotating drum of a clothes dryer.
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- verb to
dry in atumble dryer
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Examples
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I love silk and cashmere and have never had a problem hand-washing or machine-washing any articles that say "Dry Clean Only" - just use cool water and mild soap (not detergent) and set your machine on 'delicates', then tumble-dry on the 'air' setting or hang to dry.
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As I found out when a tryst went tumble-dry in Rome thanks to a text message about G8 protests in Genoa.
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Usually you can tumble-dry triacetate; use the permanent-press cycle at medium to low temperatures to take advantage of the cool-down period, and remove the items promptly.
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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Usually you can tumble-dry triacetate; use the permanent-press cycle at medium to low temperatures to take advantage of the cool-down period, and remove the items promptly.
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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Usually you can tumble-dry triacetate; use the permanent-press cycle at medium to low temperatures to take advantage of the cool-down period, and remove the items promptly.
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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Usually you can tumble-dry triacetate; use the permanent-press cycle at medium to low temperatures to take advantage of the cool-down period, and remove the items promptly.
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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That was her first thought when she opened her eyes: her entire body felt like one big bruise, like she'd gone through the tumble-dry cycle on a clothes dryer.
Bedlam Boyz Lackey, Mercedes 1998
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That was her first thought when she opened her eyes: her entire body felt like one big bruise, like she'd gone through the tumble-dry cycle on a clothes dryer.
Bedlam Boyz Guon, Ellen 1993
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Should be willing / able to tumble-dry clothes anyway, just so we don't catch pneumonia from otherwise attractive Zen abstraction.
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"Gosh, do you tumble-dry all your laundry, then?" wondered a typically pious correspondent.
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2009
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