# showering

/ˈʃaʊɝɪŋ/ (US) · /ʃˈaʊəɹɪŋ/ (UK) · CEFR A1 · Verb

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/showering
Updated: 2026-05-08

## Definition

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.

For teachers: 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.

## Pitfalls

- Not "I am showering the water" but "I am showering" — In the sense of washing oneself, the verb is usually intransitive; you do not need to name the water.

## Usage notes

- When used figuratively to mean 'giving', it typically takes the preposition 'with'.

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