bathing

Definition of Bathing in English :

1. bathing

immersing the body in water or sunshine

2. bathing, washup

the act of washing yourself (or another person)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Bathing

noun

swimming

Bathing is dangerous on this part of the shore.

Nude bathing is not allowed.

v. bathed, bath·ing, bathes

v.intr.

1. To take a bath.

2. To go into the water for swimming or other recreation.

3. To become immersed in or as if in liquid.

4. To sunbathe.

v.tr.

1. To immerse in liquid; wet.

2. To wash in a liquid.

3. To apply a liquid to for healing or soothing purposes: bathed the wound with iodine.

4. To seem to wash or pour over; suffuse: a room that was bathed in sunlight.