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Meanings of bathing in English

Portuguese
banho
Catalan
rentada

The act of washing yourself (or another person)

banho

The act of swimming.

Usage of bathing in English
1
Serious consideration and debate surrounds the choice of shampoos and bathing products.
The Irish Times
2
However, times were changing: mixed bathing was being introduced all over England.
Agahta christie: an autobiography
3
The untreated water can be used for bathing, flushing and fire protection.
Reuters
4
Rest Days: Don't miss the Baths: small bathing pools surrounded by boulders.
Climbing Magazine
5
The quality of bathing water at popular beaches fell dramatically in 2014.
The Irish Times
6
There's food; and bathing water in that little stream along there-andeverything.
Lord of the Flies
7
Four of my grandchildren have been sharing bathing water for three days.
The South African
8
It drifts towards the bathing-house,-andthe vulture up there in the air.
Historical Miniatures
9
The corpse of Dasima floated and entangled in the bathing-place of William.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 146, January 21, 1914
10
In the afternoon I went with the Company on a bathing parade.
At Ypres with Best-Dunkley
11
He hadn't allowed himself time to think, but bathing made him reflective.
Hollow World
12
One day he buys a bathing suit and goes in the water.
The new yorker
13
A BOY bathing in a river was in danger of being drowned.
Aesop's Fables / Translated by George Fyler Townsend
14
Women adore the river Ganges, bathing in it and offering it flowers.
Ten Great Religions: An Essay in Comparative Theology
15
Across the room, another door had to lead to a bathing chamber.
Crown of Midnight
16
This was 160 more than for the entire bathing season last year.
The Irish Times
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Translations for bathing
Portuguese
banhoablução
Bathing through the time
Bathing across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common