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
• bathing belle
• bathing drawers
• bathing dress
• bathing house
• bathing tub
• dust bathing
• earth-bathing
• nonbathing
• sand bathing

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 Greek: 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

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
• earth-bathing

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbæθ.ɪŋ/

Verb

bathing

1. present participle and gerund of bath