tumble-dry
[ tuhm-buh l-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.
Origin of tumble-dry
First recorded in 1965–70
Words nearby tumble-dry
tumble cart,
tumble dryer,
tumble home,
tumble to,
tumble-down,
tumble-dry,
tumblebug,
tumbledown,
tumblehome,
tumbler,
tumbler gear
British Dictionary definitions for tumble-dry
tumble-dry
verb -dries, -drying or -dried
(tr)
to dry (laundry) in a tumble dryer