bathing
pronunciation
How to pronounce bathing in British English:
UK [ˈbeɪðɪŋ]
How to pronounce bathing in American English:
US [ ˈbeɪðɪŋ]
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- Noun:
- immersing the body in water or sunshine
- the act of washing yourself (or another person)
Word Origin
- bathing (n.)
- 1540s, verbal noun from bathe (v.). Bathing suit is recorded from 1852 (bathing costume from 1830); bathing beauty is 1920, from vaudeville.
Example
- 1. You 're always bathing in the global soup .
- 2. The soldiers provide water at shelters and have set up bathing facilities .
- 3. Replace any bathing products around the bath and admire your handy work .
- 4. Bathing in their too-bright , wasteful light became a sort of guilty pleasure , like absinthe or chocolate creams .
- 5. Local environmental groups condemned all of rio 's beaches as being unfit for bathing after high levels of pollutant , including raw sewage , were registered prior to last weekend .