gerund or present participle
Washing your own body or another person's body with water, especially in a bathtub.
The nurse is bathing the baby before bed.
He is bathing in the tub before dinner.
American English
How to pronounce bathing
verb · nounB1
BAYthihng
/ˈbeɪ.ðɪŋ/
2 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
Form of bathe
Washing your own body or another person's body with water, especially in a bathtub.
Practice out loudMeanings & examples
gerund or present participle
Washing or swimming in the sea, a lake, a river, or a pool.
They are bathing in the lake near our hotel.
People are bathing in the ocean despite the cold water.
gerund or present participle
Filling a place with light or surrounding a person or place with light.
Sunlight is bathing the room in a warm glow.
The sunset is bathing the hills in gold.
noun
The activity of washing yourself or spending time in water.
Regular bathing can help keep the skin clean.
She enjoys bathing in the ocean at sunrise.
Useful expressions
filled or covered with sunlight
The kitchen was bathed in sunlight.
Related words & forms
Drop the final e before -ing: bathing, not batheing.