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bathing

bathing

136 1.0
Washing your body in water or sitting in the sun for cleanliness, relaxation and health
  • noun
  • /ˈbeɪθɪŋ/
translation icon : baño
  • For millions of Romans, bathing was a daily ritual.
  • bathing suit
  • bathing and dressing
  • bathing and toileting

They lack awareness of how their bathing is experienced by other people like you.

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Examples

  • Is it any wonder that bathing is such an unpleasant experience for residents and staff alike?

    Academic text (1995)
  • And we know that frequency of bathing in early infancy is associated with an increased rate of allergies, also more eczema.

    ZOE
  • Women rarely had access to bathing facilities and instead turned to the dangerously unsanitary public bathhouses.

    Academic text (1996)
  • It was a ritual bathing place, but I guess we just don't know what the old Javanese name for it was.

  • A heightened bodily awareness was stimulated by the highlighted physicality of the bathing experience itself.

    Academic text (2011)
  • After a long day at work, he found relaxation in bathing in the warm tub.

  • The warm sun felt wonderful while bathing by the pool this afternoon.

  • Many people enjoy bathing in the ocean during summer for both fun and cleanliness.

Synonyms

bath
vsbathing
591 1.0

An act of washing the body by soaking in water in a bathtub

is broader, including both water immersion and sun exposure for cleanliness or health
washing
vsbathing
46 1.0

The act of cleaning something with water and soap

focuses more on body immersion or sun exposure rather than general cleaning
soaking
vsbathing
9 2.7

An act of making something completely wet by putting it in water

is specifically about body washing or sun exposure for cleanliness, health, or relaxation
sunbathing
vsbathing
8 1.5

Time spent in the sun to tan or feel warm

includes sun exposure but also covers washing or water immersion for hygiene or health
sunbath
vsbathing
1 2.5

Lying in the sun to get warm or to tan the skin

covers that sun activity and also water immersion used for cleaning or relaxation
sea bathing
vsbathing
1 3.2

An activity of swimming in the sea for pleasure or health

covers that activity but also any water or sun exposure for cleanliness or relaxation

Compounds

96 1.0

A piece of clothing you wear for swimming

2 2.5

A close-fitting cap worn to keep the hair dry while swimming

1 3.4

Tight clothing people wear for swimming at a beach or pool

bathing machine
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A small hut on wheels used on old beaches for changing clothes and entering the sea privately

Short clothes that men wear for swimming

1 3.2

An activity of swimming in the sea for pleasure or health

A large open container that holds water for washing your body

How Immersive

soaking
9 2.7
bathing
136 1.0
washing
46 1.0

Surface Forms

bathing singular
bathings plural

Morphology

bathing = bathe (transparent) = bathe + ing

Formed by the verb 'bathe' plus the productive gerundive suffix '-ing'; the meaning 'the act of washing' is directly derived.

Etymology

Bathing comes from an old English word bæþ meaning 'bath' or 'a wash', and it is the same root as the familiar word bath. So bathing simply means washing or soaking the body—taking a bath or exposing yourself to sun or water for cleanliness, rest, or health.