bathing

/ˈbeɪðɪŋ/

/ˈbeɪðɪŋ/

Other forms: bathings

Definitions of bathing

1. noun

   the act of washing yourself (or another person)
   synonyms: washup

   types:

   shower, shower bath

   washing yourself by standing upright under water sprayed from a nozzle

   bath

   you soak and wash your body in a bathtub

   sponge bath

   you wash your body with a sponge or washcloth instead of in a bathtub

   Turkish bath, steam bath, vapor bath, vapour bath

   you sweat in a steam room before getting a rubdown and cold shower

   bubble bath

   a bath in which you add something to foam and scent the bath water

   mikvah

   (Hebrew) a ritual purification and cleansing bath that Orthodox Jews take on certain occasions (as before Sabbath or after menstruation)

   mud bath

   a bath in warm mud (as for treating rheumatism)

   type of:

   cleaning, cleansing, cleanup

   the act of making something clean

   lavation, wash, washing

   the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
2. noun

   immersing the body in water or sunshine
   types:

   sea bathing

   bathing in the sea or ocean

   sun bathing

   immersing the body in sunlight

   type of:

   diversion, recreation

   an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates