noun
Meaning 1
The act of taking a bath.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
bathing
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈbeɪˌðɪŋ(ɡ)/
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rhymes with -eɪðɪŋ
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UK: /ˈbæθ.ɪŋ/
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CMU ARPABET: B EY1 DH IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
The act of swimming.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
- There is no bathing at this beach.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
present participle and gerund of bathe
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Examples
- Bathing in the sea is considered healthy.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
present participle and gerund of bath
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
the act of washing yourself (or another person)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: washup
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cleaning, cleansing, cleanup, wash, washing, lavation
Narrower terms: shower, shower bath, bath, sponge bath, Turkish bath, steam bath, vapor bath, vapour bath
noun
Meaning 6
immersing the body in water or sunshine
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: diversion, recreation
Narrower terms: sea bathing, sun bathing
History
Etymology
From Middle English bathynge; equivalent to bathe + -ing.
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Across languages
Translations
20 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Basque: bainu — act of bathing
- Chinese Mandarin: 洗澡 (xǐzǎo) — act of bathing
- Deori: Zikuba — act of bathing
- Finnish: kylpeminen — act of bathing
- Finnish: uiminen — act of bathing
- French: baignade — act of bathing
- Georgian: ბანაობა (banaoba) — act of bathing
- German: Baden — act of bathing
- Ancient Greek: λοῦσις (loûsis) — act of bathing
- Gujarati: અંઘોળ (aṅghoḷ) — act of bathing
- Gujarati: સ્નાન (snān) — act of bathing
- Hungarian: fürdés — act of bathing
- Hungarian: fürdőzés — act of bathing
- Hungarian: fürdő — act of bathing
- Japanese: 入浴 (nyūyoku) — act of bathing
- Japanese: 沐浴 (mokuyoku) — act of bathing
- Latin: lavātiō — act of bathing
- Middle English: bathynge — act of bathing
- Middle English: bath — act of bathing
- Russian: купа́ние (kupánije) — act of bathing
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