bathing
/ˈbeɪðɪŋ/
noun
Common
1.n.immersing the body in water or sunshine
2.n.the act of washing yourself (or another person)
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bathing and batting differ by a single letter, buried far enough into the word to be easy to miss. bathing means “immersing the body in water or sunshine”. batting means “(baseball) the batter's attempt to get on base”. bathing is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈbeɪðɪŋ/
1.n.immersing the body in water or sunshine
2.n.the act of washing yourself (or another person)
/ˈbætɪŋ/
1.n.(baseball) the batter's attempt to get on base
2.n.stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber
| bathing | batting | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈbeɪðɪŋ/ | /ˈbætɪŋ/ |
| Said | BAY-thing | BAT-ing |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Letters | 7 | 7 |
| Parts of speech | noun | noun |
| Senses | 2 | 2 |
| How common | Common | Familiar |
| Synonyms | none recorded | none recorded |
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