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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 a tumble dryer

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Examples

  • 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.

    Money-Saving Ideas #2 2009

  • As I found out when a tryst went tumble-dry in Rome thanks to a text message about G8 protests in Genoa.

    Diary of an Expat Downloader 2006

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Should be willing / able to tumble-dry clothes anyway, just so we don't catch pneumonia from otherwise attractive Zen abstraction.

    Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch 2009

  • "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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