towel off

English

Verb

towel off (third-person singular simple present towels off, present participle toweling off or towelling off, simple past and past participle toweled off or towelled off)

1. (transitive and intransitive) To dry (oneself or another person or thing) completely, using a towel.

   Synonym: towel down

   Once I towel off, I'll go back inside and get started.

   Just as he had finished toweling the dog off, it jumped back into the river.