Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun bathing

2 senses of bathing

Sense 1
bathing -- (immersing the body in water or sunshine)
       => diversion, recreation -- (an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates; "scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"; "for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles"; "drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation")

Sense 2
washup, bathing -- (the act of washing yourself (or another person))
       => wash, washing, lavation -- (the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water))
       => cleaning, cleansing, cleanup -- (the act of making something clean; "he gave his shoes a good cleaning")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb bathe

3 senses of bathe

Sense 1
bathe -- (cleanse the entire body; "bathe daily")
       => cleanse, clean -- (clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing; "clean up before you see your grandparents"; "clean your fingernails before dinner")

Sense 2
bathe -- (suffuse with or as if with light; "The room was bathed in sunlight")
       => envelop, enfold, enwrap, wrap, enclose -- (enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering; "Fog enveloped the house")

Sense 3
bathe, bath -- (clean one's body by immersion into water; "The child should bathe every day")
       => cleanse, clean -- (clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing; "clean up before you see your grandparents"; "clean your fingernails before dinner")