blow-dry
Americanverb (used with object)
noun
verb
noun
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Nouns
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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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It cost £35.00 for a cut and blow dry.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2023
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
“You should have seen me trying to blow dry my hair with a round brush. Oh my God. It was hilarious.”
From Washington Post • Apr. 8, 2020
When their owners have meetings, dogs can pop into a doggy day-care spot for a shampoo, blow dry and “nail pawlish.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2019
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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