tumble-dry

tum·ble-dry

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tuhm-buh l drahy]
- /ˈtʌm bəl draɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tuhm-buh l drahy]
- /ˈtʌm bəl draɪ/

Definitions of tumble-dry word

verb with object tumble-dry to dry (washing) in a clothes drier in which articles are rotated vertically through heated air. 1
verb tumble-dry to dry (laundry) in a tumble dryer 0

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Origin of tumble-dry

First appearance:

before 1965

One of the 2% newest English words

First recorded in 1965-70

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Parts of speech for Tumble-dry

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Tumble-dry

tumble-dry popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.