to tumble
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3.9
- verb
- /ˈtʌmbl/
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- So I'm just going to move our laundry into the tumble dryer and turn that on.
- tumble dry
- tumble the clothes
- tumble in the dryer
Don't spin, don't tumble dry, don't shake, just air dry laying flat.
- Don't spin, don't tumble dry, don't shake, just air dry laying flat.
- Like you know you're in your laundry room, tumble and dry, no wash and then dry.
- So I then went and stuck them in our washing machine tumble dryer and put her in them because we had them in paper suits.
Examples
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The part has been tumbled for about two hours.
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If you want to polish them, then you can tumble them; it takes about a week and a half to three weeks.
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Give it a good tumble, OK?
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You do know how to tumble a cloth, don't you, Bunny?
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Oh, dear, Bunny doesn't know how to tumble a cloth.
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Don't spin, don't tumble dry, don't shake, just air dry laying flat.
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After washing, remember to tumble the clothes in the dryer to make them soft and dry.
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It’s important to tumble dry your towels so they come out fluffy and warm.
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Make sure to tumble your sportswear after washing to avoid any damp smell.
Synonyms
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3.2
To use a machine that turns clothes with hot air to remove water
Remove water from clothes by spinning them fast in a machine
Hang wet clothes without smoothing or ironing, leaving them a little wrinkled
To hang clothes up so they dry without using heat
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Etymology
Tumble comes from an old French word tomber meaning 'to fall' or 'turn over', and a dryer turns clothes over and over like small falls. So to tumble clothes is to rotate them in a drum until they dry.