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Princeton's WordNet

  1. tumble dryverb

    dry by spinning with hot air inside a cylinder

    "These fabrics are delicate and cannot be tumbled dry"

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  1. tumble dryverb

    To make or become dry by rolling about in the heated rotating drum of a clothes dryer

  2. tumble dryverb

    To dry by spinning with hot air inside a cylinder.

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  1. tumble dry

    Tumble dry is a term most often associated with laundry. It refers to the process of drying clothing or other textiles in a rotating drum, typically within a machine known as a tumble dryer. The tumble drying process accelerates evaporation by continuously tossing the clothes in a hot, airstream. The clothing items ‘tumble’ in the hot air, resulting in a faster, efficient, and more thorough drying process. It may have varying heat settings from high, medium, low, to air or no heat.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of tumble dry in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of tumble dry in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3


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