how to pronounce towel

/ˈtaʊəl/

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towel is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of towel in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… in the towel since 1980 …”

meaning of towel

A towel is a piece of cloth that is used for drying oneself.

towel frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word towel occurs in english on average 16.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.