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Showering vs Bathing - What's the difference?

showering | bathing |

As verbs the difference between showering and bathing

is that showering is present participle of lang=en while bathing is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between showering and bathing

is that showering is something that falls in a shower while bathing is the act of taking a bath.

As an adjective bathing is

designed for use whilst bathing.

showering

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something that falls in a shower.
  • * (Max Brand)
    • Ovington heard the man's lightly treading step pass away over the lawn, the shrubbery brushed against him noisily, and then the silence slipped back over the place and the faintly moving air shook the fountain into light showerings of spray

    Anagrams

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    bathing

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (bathe)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Designed for use whilst bathing.
    • The Victorians changed in a bathing machine before paddling in the sea.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of taking a bath.

    • Verb

    (wikipedia bathing) (head)
    • Bathing in the sea is considered healthy.

    Derived terms

    * bathing beauty * bathing costume * bathing machine * bathing suit * bathing trunks

    Etymology 2

    From (bath)

    Verb

    (head)