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  • verb Present participle of blow-dry.

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Examples

  • I always say to him, 'You mean you can't even go out without blow-drying your hair?'

    Jerry Zezima: "That's All, Volts" Jerry Zezima 2011

  • PFORZHEIM, Germany—For an hour a day, Gerhard Knapp wraps his whiskers around conical plastic rings, hair-spraying, blow-drying, and keeping the tendrils clipped tight until they are dry.

    Germans Face Off in Hairy Debate Over Whisker Do's and Don'ts Anton Troianovski 2011

  • Corina gave me these tips for blow-drying hair right: 1. After you wash and condition your hair, apply a little product to keep your hair healthy a moisturizing product or a thermal protector.

    The Mommy Diet Alison J. Sweeney 2011

  • How did my hair end up looking like road kill from years decades, really of blow-drying, over-washing and over-processing?

    5 Infuriating Fibs About Women Over 50 2011

  • The process typically involves shampooing the hair, applying a chemical solution, blow-drying, then straightening with a flat iron.

    The Taming of the Curl Anjali Athavaley 2011

  • I wouldn't have thought blow-drying my hair, having my toes done, putting an outfit together or wearing shoes would make a difference, but it does.

    Laurie Gerber: Gravitate Toward What You Hate Laurie Gerber 2012

  • Corina gave me these tips for blow-drying hair right: 1. After you wash and condition your hair, apply a little product to keep your hair healthy a moisturizing product or a thermal protector.

    The Mommy Diet Alison J. Sweeney 2011

  • After blow-drying her hair, she used makeup to repair as much of the damage as possible.

    Fatal Error J.A. Jance 2011

  • I wouldn't have thought blow-drying my hair, having my toes done, putting an outfit together or wearing shoes would make a difference, but it does.

    Laurie Gerber: Gravitate Toward What You Hate Laurie Gerber 2012

  • Rusk Inc.'s Str8 claims to 'internally straighten' curly, frizzy hair when used before blow-drying 6 oz., $11.99, Ricky's NYC.

    The Taming of the Curl Anjali Athavaley 2011

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