/ Dictionary / Index T tumble-dry: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: tum•ble-dry Pronunciation: (tum'bul-drī'), [key] — -dried, -dry•ing. to dry (washing) in a clothes drier in which articles are rotated vertically through heated air. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: tumble-dry (Thesaurus) tumble-down tumble home Related Content Daily Word Quiz: agitated Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language