bath
noun
a washing or immersion of something, especially the body, in water, steam, etc., as for cleansing or medical treatment.
has been bathing
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present perfect progressiveof bath (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
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present perfect progressiveof bathe (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
batheverb (used with object)to immerse (all or part of the body) in water or some other liquid, for cleansing, refreshment, etc.
Example Sentences
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Every cell in our collective bodies has been bathing in cortisol.
From New York Times ● Apr. 29, 2021
It was the sort of spring day when all the buds look like feathers and the sun has been bathing in milk.
From Balloons by Elizabeth Bibesco
"Mademoiselle has been bathing, yes?" he questioned briskly.
From The Rocks of Valpre by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Dell
He has been bathing down below, to cool his brain and steady his hand; and he intends to stop Don Guzman Maria Magdalena Sotomayor de Soto's wooing for ever and a day.
From Westward Ho!, or, the voyages and adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough, in the county of Devon, in the reign of her most glorious majesty Queen Elizabeth by Charles Kingsley
Oh, uncle! uncle! uncle!" exclaims Franconia, who has been bathing his contorted face with her tears, "would that God had taken me too-buried our troubles in one grave!
From Our World, Or, the Slaveholder's Daughter by F. Colburn (Francis Colburn) Adams
