blow-dry
verb (used with object)
to dry or style (shampooed or wet hair) with a blow-dryer or blow-comb.
blow-dries
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pluralof blow-dry.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof blow-dry (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
blow-dryverb (used with object)to dry or style (shampooed or wet hair) with a blow-dryer or blow-comb.
Example Sentences
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She said that she blow-dries her hair on medium heat using a Dyson Airwrap attachment, flat irons it and uses “an old-school pressing comb” to straighten her curly hair.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2024
That’s a lot of what hairstylist Kayla Gowell hears as she snips, sprays, primps and blow-dries.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 17, 2024
When I was 8, my mom would get her hair bleached and tell the hairdresser, “Don’t worry, my son gets out of school at 2. He blow-dries my hair perfectly.”
From New York Times ● Mar. 13, 2023
People who live in hotels have time on their hands for daily blow-dries.
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2019
Under these exhortations, Kayla goes through her morning routine: following a YouTube “everyday makeup tutorial,” she spackles her skin with concealer, lines her eyes, and blow-dries her hair.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 1, 2018
