finger-dry

finger-dry

vb (tr) , -dries, -drying or -dried
(Hairdressing & Grooming) to dry hair by lifting it and running it between the fingers from roots to ends
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

finger-dry


Past participle: finger-dried
Gerund: finger-drying

Imperative
finger-dry
finger-dry
Present
I finger-dry
you finger-dry
he/she/it finger-dries
we finger-dry
you finger-dry
they finger-dry
Preterite
I finger-dried
you finger-dried
he/she/it finger-dried
we finger-dried
you finger-dried
they finger-dried
Present Continuous
I am finger-drying
you are finger-drying
he/she/it is finger-drying
we are finger-drying
you are finger-drying
they are finger-drying
Present Perfect
I have finger-dried
you have finger-dried
he/she/it has finger-dried
we have finger-dried
you have finger-dried
they have finger-dried
Past Continuous
I was finger-drying
you were finger-drying
he/she/it was finger-drying
we were finger-drying
you were finger-drying
they were finger-drying
Past Perfect
I had finger-dried
you had finger-dried
he/she/it had finger-dried
we had finger-dried
you had finger-dried
they had finger-dried
Future
I will finger-dry
you will finger-dry
he/she/it will finger-dry
we will finger-dry
you will finger-dry
they will finger-dry
Future Perfect
I will have finger-dried
you will have finger-dried
he/she/it will have finger-dried
we will have finger-dried
you will have finger-dried
they will have finger-dried
Future Continuous
I will be finger-drying
you will be finger-drying
he/she/it will be finger-drying
we will be finger-drying
you will be finger-drying
they will be finger-drying
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been finger-drying
you have been finger-drying
he/she/it has been finger-drying
we have been finger-drying
you have been finger-drying
they have been finger-drying
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been finger-drying
you will have been finger-drying
he/she/it will have been finger-drying
we will have been finger-drying
you will have been finger-drying
they will have been finger-drying
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been finger-drying
you had been finger-drying
he/she/it had been finger-drying
we had been finger-drying
you had been finger-drying
they had been finger-drying
Conditional
I would finger-dry
you would finger-dry
he/she/it would finger-dry
we would finger-dry
you would finger-dry
they would finger-dry
Past Conditional
I would have finger-dried
you would have finger-dried
he/she/it would have finger-dried
we would have finger-dried
you would have finger-dried
they would have finger-dried
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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How to ( Use a root-boosting volumising spray and finger-dry. Point the hairdryer under the hair to give volume ( if it still falls flat, a tiny bit of back-combing on the crown should do the trick.
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First wash: `I can now finger-dry my hair in minutes which certainly makes the school run easier!
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