bathing

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English bathynge; equivalent to bathe +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbeɪˌðɪŋ(ɡ)/

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• Rhymes: -eɪðɪŋ

Noun

bathing (countable and uncountable, plural bathings)

1. The act of taking a bath.
2. The act of swimming.

   There is no bathing at this beach.

Derived terms

• antibathing
• nonbathing

Translations

act of bathing

Basque: bainu Chinese: Mandarin: 洗澡 (zh) (xǐzǎo) Deori: Zikuba Finnish: kylpeminen (fi), uiminen (fi) French: baignade (fr) f Georgian: ბანაობა (banaoba) German: Baden (de) n Greek: Ancient: λοῦσις f (loûsis) Gujarati: અંઘોળ n (aṅghoḷ), સ્નાન n (snān) Hungarian: fürdés (hu), fürdőzés (hu), fürdő (hu) Japanese: 入浴 (ja) (にゅうよく, nyūyoku), 沐浴 (ja) (もくよく, mokuyoku) Latin: lavātiō f Middle English: bathynge, bath Russian: купа́ние (ru) n (kupánije)

Verb

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Wikipedia

bathing

1. present participle and gerund of bathe

   Bathing in the sea is considered healthy.

Derived terms

all parts of speech

• bathing beauty
• bathing box
• bathing cap
• bathing costume
• bathing hut
• bathing machine
• bathing suit
• bathing trunks

Etymology 2

From bath.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbæθ.ɪŋ/

Verb

bathing

1. present participle and gerund of bath