Associations to the word «Toweling»

Wiktionary

TOWEL, noun. A cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying anything wet, as a person after a bath.
TOWEL, verb. To hit with a towel.
TOWEL, verb. To dry by using a towel.
TOWEL, verb. (UK) (dialect) (obsolete) To beat with a stick.
TOWEL GOURD, noun. Loofah plant
TOWEL RAIL, noun. A rail, or system of rails (sometimes heated), in a bathroom on which towels are hung to dry
TOWEL RAILS, noun. Plural of towel rail
TOWEL SNAP, noun. (slang) A school prank in the act of the person twisting a damp towel making it look whip-like. The person whips the victim with the end of the towel making a snapping noise and with contact of the victim in pain
TOWEL SNAPS, noun. Plural of towel snap

Dictionary definition

TOWEL, noun. A rectangular piece of absorbent cloth (or paper) for drying or wiping.
TOWEL, verb. Wipe with a towel; "towel your hair dry".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats