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bask
[ bask ]
verb (used without object)
- to lie in or be exposed to a pleasant warmth:
to bask in the sunshine.
- to enjoy a pleasant situation:
He basked in royal favor.
verb (used with object)
- Obsolete. to expose to warmth or heat.
bask
/ ɑː /
verb
- to lie in or be exposed to pleasant warmth, esp that of the sun
- to flourish or feel secure under some benevolent influence or favourable condition
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of bask1
Example Sentences
UK Weather: Why are we basking in endless spring sunshine?
And at the final whistle Guardiola's FA Cup elation overflowed in front of City fans basking in the glorious sunshine.
Gretchen basks in Dylan G.'s admiration, especially their hugs and the kiss they share – all of which amounts to infidelity in the view of his livid outie.
O’Mara’s book explains how the federal government built Silicon Valley, a fact many of its entrepreneurs and legends — basking in the reflection of their self-glorification — choose to ignore, or fail to understand.
“Living gigantic sharks, such as the whale shark and basking shark, as well as many other gigantic aquatic vertebrates like whales have slender bodies because large stocky bodies are hydrodynamically inefficient for swimming,” Shimada said.
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