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bebathing

bebathing is the present participle and gerund of bebathe.

Meaning of bebathe

Verb

bebathe (third-person singular simple present bebathes, present participle bebathing, simple past and past participle bebathed)

  1. (archaic, obsolete, transitive) To bathe all over; bathe completely; suffuse.
    • […] and everyone with a dagger in their hand, (which dagger they call a creese, and is as sharp as a razor) stab themselves to the heart, and with their hands all do bebathe themselves in their own blood, and falling grovelling on their faces so end their days.1880, Richard Hakluyt, Edward John Payne, Voyages of the Elizabethan Seamen to America

Questions about bebathing

What is bebathing the present participle and gerund of?
Bebathing is the present participle and gerund of bebathe.

Words near bebathing in the dictionary

  1. bebarring
  2. bebars
  3. bebathe
  4. bebathed
  5. bebathes
  6. bebathing
  7. bebay
  8. bebayed
  9. bebaying
  10. bebays
  11. bebbies

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