Pronunciation enPR: toul or touʹəl IPA (key): /taʊl/ or /ˈtaʊ.əl/ Audio (US)(file) Audio (UK)(file) Noun Singular towel Plural towels A towel is a large, soft piece of cloth that people use for drying themselves after they have a bath, or for drying dishes after they are washed. I want to have a shower, but there are no clean towels! Would you hand me the dishtowel, please, so I can dry this pot?Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.Remove ads