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kneipping

kneipping noun: synonym of Kneippism.

Noun

kneipping (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of Kneippism.
    • The hot-and-cold-water treatment Sweetie referred to is called kneipping: you put your feet or your wrists or your shins in water to force your circulation to speed up.2009 March 13, Janine Di Giovanni, “The Road to Wellville”, in New York Times
    Synonyms:
    Kneippism

Synonyms of kneipping

Origin of kneipping

From German Kneipp + -ing, after Sebastian Kneipp (1821-1897), German priest.

Questions about kneipping

What does kneipping mean?
Kneipping means synonym of Kneippism.
What part of speech is kneipping?
Kneipping is a noun.

Words near kneipping in the dictionary

  1. kneidl
  2. kneidlach
  3. kneidls
  4. Kneip
  5. Kneipp's cure
  6. kneipping
  7. Kneippism
  8. Kneips
  9. knell
  10. knelled
  11. Kneller

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