basked; basking; basks
1
: to lie or relax in a pleasant warmth or atmosphere
basking in the warmth of the sun
2
: to take pleasure or derive enjoyment
basked in the spotlight
obsolete
: to warm by continued exposure to heat
… basks at the fire his hairy strength …—
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Examples of bask in a Sentence
We sat basking in the sun.
Tourists were basking on the beaches.
He stood before the audience, basking in their applause.
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The backs got to score the tries and bask in the adulation of the Moraga crowd, but the Saint Mary’s forwards also held their own against BYU’s big and burly players.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 20 Apr. 2024
But already the joggers, cyclists, scooter-riders, skaters and dog-walkers — not to mention the monarch butterflies — are out basking in the verdant transformation of more than two miles of once-scruffy terrain.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2024
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Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 20 Apr. 2024
But already the joggers, cyclists, scooter-riders, skaters and dog-walkers — not to mention the monarch butterflies — are out basking in the verdant transformation of more than two miles of once-scruffy terrain.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2024
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“Bask.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bask. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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bask
verb
: to lie or relax in a pleasant warmth or atmosphere
bask in the sun
basked in their success
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