Word
showering
Phoneticsshow·er·ing
US/ˈʃaʊɝɪŋ/
UK/ʃˈaʊəɹɪŋ/
Definition
v. washing your body while standing under a spray of water. You can also use it to describe giving someone many gifts or a lot of praise.
v. washing the body under a spray of water; figuratively, bestowing something in great quantities upon a person.
Examples
“He is showering before he goes to work.”
“After the long hike, she spent twenty minutes showering to wash off the mud and sweat.”
“The critics are showering the young actress with praise, claiming her performance is the most nuanced of the decade.”
Examples
simple
“He is showering before he goes to work.”
contextual
“After the long hike, she spent twenty minutes showering to wash off the mud and sweat.”
complex
“The critics are showering the young actress with praise, claiming her performance is the most nuanced of the decade.”
Usage
When used figuratively to mean 'giving', it typically takes the preposition 'with'.
Pitfall
I am showering the water
I am showering
In the sense of washing oneself, the verb is usually intransitive; you do not need to name the water.
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