blow-dry
Americanverb (used with object)
noun
verb
noun
Other Word Forms
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Nouns
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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blow-drysimple
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blow-driessimple
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have blow-driedperfect
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has blow-driedperfect
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am blow-dryingprogressive
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are blow-dryingprogressive
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is blow-dryingprogressive
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have been blow-dryingperfect progressive
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has been blow-dryingperfect progressive
Past
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blow-driedsimple
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had blow-driedperfect
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was blow-dryingprogressive
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were blow-dryingprogressive
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had been blow-dryingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of blow-dry
First recorded in 1965–70; back formation from blow-dryer
Example Sentences
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She gives the monkey long baths — Emilia loves warm water — followed by a blow dry and a spritz of Armani perfume.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2024
It cost £35.00 for a cut and blow dry.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2023
She is telling clients that her $85 charge for a cut, color, and blow dry will no longer cover the blow dry.
From Washington Post • Nov. 30, 2021
Moving up the complexity scale are clear films that you apply indoors to the framing around a window with double-stick tape, then blow dry to shrink and make taut.
From New York Times • Oct. 28, 2021
Every morning, Mom helped me blow dry my hair and brush it back into perfectly straight lines, and then gel it until it was as stiff as a bicycle helmet.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
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