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🪟 Sun-blocking material 🧴 Applying sun lotion
sunscreening

sunscreening

2.8
Putting cream or lotion on skin to stop sunburn
  • noun
  • /ˈsʌnˌskrinɪŋ/
translation icon : aplicación de protector solar
  • Daily sunscreening can prevent skin damage.

Examples

  • Parents should teach children about the importance of sunscreening during summer activities.

  • I forgot about sunscreening before heading to the beach.

  • Proper sunscreening is important before spending time outdoors.

  • Daily sunscreening can help prevent sunburn and long-term skin damage.

  • Before heading to the beach, make sure your sunscreening is thorough to avoid sunburn.

  • Proper sunscreening involves applying the product evenly across all exposed skin areas.

  • You should make sunscreening a part of your daily routine to protect your skin from UV damage.

Synonyms

skincare
vssunscreening
5 2.5

Care for your skin using products and simple daily routines

is limited to applying a sun blocking product to protect from sun
skin protection
vssunscreening
1 2.0

Things you do to keep your skin safe from dangers like the sun or chemicals

is specifically applying a lotion to block the sun's harmful rays

How Thorough

sunscreening
2.8
application
4 5.9

Surface Forms

sunscreening singular
sunscreenings plural

Morphology

sunscreening = sunscreen (transparent) = sunscreen + ing

A regular gerund/nominalization of the verb 'sunscreen' meaning 'to apply sunscreen', so the action meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

Sunscreening meaning the act of putting sunscreen on your skin comes from sunscreen and -ing, where sunscreen is 'a lotion that protects the skin from the sun' and -ing makes it an action, so sunscreening is the act of protecting your skin by putting on sunscreen.