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tumble-dry

[ tuhm-buhl-drahy ]
/ ˈtʌm bəlˈdraɪ /

verb (used with object), tum·ble-dried, tum·ble-dry·ing.

to dry (washing) in a clothes drier in which articles are rotated vertically through heated air.

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Origin of tumble-dry

First recorded in 1965–70

Words nearby tumble-dry

Tumbes, tumble, tumblebug, tumble cart, tumble-down, tumble-dry, tumble dryer, tumble home, tumbler, tumbler gear, tumbler switch
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British Dictionary definitions for tumble-dry

tumble-dry

verb -dries, -drying or -dried

(tr) to dry (laundry) in a tumble dryer
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