spin-dry

American  

[spin-drahy] / ˈspɪnˈdraɪ /

verb (used with object)

spin-dries, present (3rd person singular) spin-dried, past participle, past spin-drying present participle

1. to remove moisture from (laundry) by centrifugal force, as in an automatic washing machine.

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spin-dry British  

verb

1. (tr) to dry (clothes, linen, etc) in a spin-dryer

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• spin-drier
  noun
• spindryer
  noun

Inflected Forms

Participles

• spin-drying
  present
• spin-dried
  past

Conjugated Forms

Present

• spin-dry
  simple
• spin-dries
  simple
• have spin-dried
  perfect
• has spin-dried
  perfect
• am spin-drying
  progressive
• are spin-drying
  progressive
• is spin-drying
  progressive
• have been spin-drying
  perfect progressive
• has been spin-drying
  perfect progressive

Past

• spin-dried
  simple
• had spin-dried
  perfect
• was spin-drying
  progressive
• were spin-drying
  progressive
• had been spin-drying
  perfect progressive

Future

• will spin-dry
  simple
• will have spin-dried
  perfect
• will be spin-drying
  progressive
• will have been spin-drying
  perfect progressive

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

spin-dry spin-dried

Bad news, he said, can "go through the spin-dry cycle that sanitizes it out" before it gets outside or to the top.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 22, 2018

Tampopo’s harvested washed greens also are dried under fans rather than just spin-dried the way many industrial farms do, Shiraishi adds, which probably helps their longevity.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 23, 2024