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  • noun Plural form of towel.
  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of towel.

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Examples

  • A cool change had come through during the afternoon to ease Melbourne's hottest three-day stretch on record — daytime temperatures topped 45 Celsius (113 Fahrenheit) — but the constant sprinting from sideline to sideline left both players draping ice packs wrapped in towels around their shoulders during changeovers.

    Nadal knocks off Verdasco in exhausting Australian semifinal 2009

  • His wounded hand wrapped in towels, he is raising the vodka bottle to down its remnants, when "his gaze drifted over the top of the cabinet door and he saw the camera".

    The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen John Mullan 2010

  • Blot with paper towels from the outside of the stain to the inside, and consult your professional cleaner.

    Hints From Heloise washingtonpost.com 2010

  • I like thin towels too, the super thin ones like they have in hotels in Italy.

    Dear Clusterflock | clusterflock 2009

  • Two hours later, clothed – indeed, swathed in towels as if he were a baby just taken from its bath – Karl sat in the sitting room of his chambers in the Palace, sipping a strong, sweet yellow cordial.

    The first sentence I wrote today ewillett 2009

  • They tried wrapping him in towels, but he still shook.

    Dewey (copy) ____Maggie 2008

  • I ended up cleaning her off with paper towels from the bathroom, wrapping her naked in a blanket from the car, strapping her in the carseat with the blanket wrapped like a toga around her, and driving home.

    Hold The Mustard | Her Bad Mother 2008

  • They tried wrapping him in towels, but he still shook.

    Archive 2008-11-01 ____Maggie 2008

  • Ginny walked into the bathroom and began yanking towels from the hooks.

    MORE FROM GINNY BATES -- LIFE WITH SMALL CHILDREN, 1991 TO 1993 Maggie Jochild 2007

  • Put a pile of unfolded towels from the dryer in the bathroom.

    Archive 2006-04-01 2006

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