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
- 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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