Definition of toweling Toweling

/tawˈʌlɪŋ/ - [tawuling] - tow•el•ing

We found 5 definitions of toweling from 4 different sources.

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British English

towelling - /tˈa‍ʊəlɪŋ/

American English

toweling - /tawˈʌlɪŋ/

What does toweling mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: towelings

toweling - any of various fabrics (linen or cotton) used to make towels
  towelling
  cloth, textile, fabric, material artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
  huck, huckaback toweling consisting of coarse absorbent cotton or linen fabric
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • toweling (Noun)
    Any fabric suitable for towels, such as huckaback or terry cloth .
  • toweling (Verb)
    Present participle of towel.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • toweling (n.)
    Cloth for towels, especially such as is woven in long pieces to be cut at will, as distinguished from that woven in towel lengths with borders, etc.

Part of speech

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  • toweling, verb, gerund of towel (infinitive).
  • toweling, noun, singular of towelings.

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