laving
Bathing with water
Laving is the present participle of lave, a literary or archaic word meaning to wash or bathe.
Water laves a shore by washing against it; one might lave wounds or lave oneself in a stream.
The word appears mainly in poetry and elevated prose: Waves laving the rocks at dawn.
Wash without scrubbing
- batheWash in water
- soakSaturate with liquid
- cleanseRemove dirt or sin
- splashLiquid scattering on impact
suds · soap · sponge · scrub · shower · bathtub · basin · washcloth
Ritualized washing of body
- purificationRemoval of contaminants
- baptismRitual water purification ceremony
- anointApply ceremonial oil
- consecrateMake sacred officially
mikveh · sanctify · cleansing · sacred · ceremonial · blessing · immersion · lustration
rinse
Wash without scrubbing
splash · suds · soap · sponge · scrub · shower · bathtub · basin · washcloth · lather
ablution
Ritualized washing of body
- purificationRemoval of contaminants
- baptismRitual water purification ceremony
- anointApply ceremonial oil
consecrate · mikveh · sanctify · cleansing · sacred · ceremonial · blessing · immersion · lustration · absolution
streaming
Real-time digital delivery
cascading · swirling · eddying · coursing · splashing · gurgling · pooling · spilling · rushing · surging
lavingdrying
Moisture removal process
desiccating · dehydrating · parching · evaporating · blotting
- lavish spreadOpulent meal arrangement
- lavish praiseExcessive spoken admiration