towel
noun
an absorbent cloth or paper for wiping and drying something wet, as one for the hands, face, or body after washing or bathing.
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
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By the time it has squeezed through 15 feet of burrow, the soil has toweled it dry.
From Time Magazine Archive
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