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Meaning of tie-dying | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

present participle and gerund of tie-dye

form-of, gerund, participle, present

Examples

“Fiber dyes are easily absorbed by skin, so always wear rubber gloves while tie-dying.”
“She gave me the look that probably worked well when one twin accused the other of tie-dying the family cat.”
“No one seems to know how knowledge of the process spread to the U.S.; however, by the late 1960s, "hip" fashion boutiques were buying one dollar white cotton T-shirts, tie-dying them, and selling the rainbow-hued productsfor up to six dollars apiece.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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