dry off

phrasal verb

dried off; drying off; dries off

: to become dry

My umbrella's drying off in the hall.

: to make one's body dry

We got out of the pool and dried off.

: to make (someone or something) dry

He dried off the bench and sat down.

Dry yourself off and get dressed.

Examples of dry off in a Sentence

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For the first time at the festival, fans will be allowed to scan in and out of the gates to return to their cars to dry off. —

Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 27 Sep. 2024 Bathing doesn’t always remove every bit of fungal and bacterial matter from your body and drying off with a towel helps loosen dead skin cells that become trapped in the fibers. —

Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2024 According to my coworkers, there's no better way to dry off tender herbs and lettuces than with the power of centripetal motion. —

Megan Wahn, Bon Appétit, 8 Oct. 2024 Page Six obtained photos of the family swimming in the Hyannis Harbor and then trying to dry off during a rainstorm. —

Marina Watts, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for dry off