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- [tou-uh-ling, tou-ling]
- /ˈtaʊ ə lɪŋ, ˈtaʊ lɪŋ/
- /taʊəl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tou-uh-ling, tou-ling]
- /ˈtaʊ ə lɪŋ, ˈtaʊ lɪŋ/
Definitions of toweling word
- noun toweling an absorbent cloth or paper for wiping and drying something wet, as one for the hands, face, or body after washing or bathing. 1
- verb with object toweling to wipe or dry with a towel. 1
- idioms toweling throw in the towel, Informal. to concede defeat; give up; yield: He vowed he would never throw in the towel. 1
- noun toweling fabric used for towels 1
- uncountable noun toweling Toweling is a kind of fairly thick soft cloth that is used especially for making towels. 0
- noun toweling material for making towels 0
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Origin of toweling
First appearance:
before 1575 One of the 34% oldest English words
First recorded in 1575-85; towel + -ing1
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Parts of speech for Toweling
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
toweling popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
toweling usage trend in Literature
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verb toweling
- kiln — a furnace or oven for burning, baking, or drying something, especially one for firing pottery, calcining limestone, or baking bricks.
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