Antonyms for bathing

Grammar : Verb

Spell : bath, bahth

Phonetic Transcription : bæθ, bɑθ

Definition of bathing

Origin : 1540s, verbal noun from bathe (v.). Bathing suit is recorded from 1852 (bathing costume from 1830); bathing beauty is 1920, from vaudeville.

verb wash with water and, usually, soap

Example sentences :

Mr. Bellingham was bathing his forehead with cooling drinks.
Extract from : « Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, July 8, 1914 » by Various

Don't be cantankerous, and don't be subtle, because I've been bathing.
Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens

All our ladies sleep after the colazione until the bathing hour.
Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens

Others were bathing, leaping into the water with shouts from the rocks.
Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens

Temperance in diet and exercise, with frequent washing and bathing, are the best means of preserving a healthful countenance.
Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton

An hour later we met groups of them coming home from bathing.
Extract from : « Things as They Are » by Amy Wilson-Carmichael

They were going for water from a sacred stream for the bathing of purification.
Extract from : « Things as They Are » by Amy Wilson-Carmichael

Judging by the outlook just at present, bathing will be out of the question to-morrow.
Extract from : « The Woman-Haters » by Joseph C. Lincoln

He entered the boathouse, undressed, and donned his bathing suit.
Extract from : « The Woman-Haters » by Joseph C. Lincoln

Bathing, dressing, undressing, and feeding my baby were a perpetual delight to me.
Extract from : « The Woman Thou Gavest Me » by Hall Caine

Synonyms for bathing

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