bask

[US]/bɑːsk/
[UK]/bæsk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. soak up warmth and light; enjoy a pleasant or comfortable feeling
vt. [archaic] cause to soak up warmth and light; make warm and comfortable.

Phrases & Collocations

bask in happiness

Example Sentences

basking in the afterglow of victory.

basking under a hot sun.

he went on basking in the glory of his first book.

She basked in her teacher's praise.

A colony of seals lay basking in the sun.

sprawled figures basking in the afternoon sun.

We basked ourselves on the beach of Xinghai Park.

Basking on the balcony, Granny can still keep an eye on the children.

Seals basked on boulders in a flat calm.

She basked in the reflected glory of her daughter’s success.

If you are a twinkler, you have the ability to walk into a room and bring the sunshine with you, making everyone also want to bask in it.

If you are a twinkler, you have the ability to walk into a room and bring the sunshine with you, making everyone else want to bask in it.

Bask under the day head of winter, will embrace the whole body is warm, what to once like is a winter, if say in village:"There is food in camalig, take a sunbathe in winter.

In relief a playscript with stage directions is to bask, the room that breathes fresh air, once exceeded it bearing limits, the result is very terrible.

She wasn’t happy to bask in the reflected glory of her daughter’s success, as she wanted to succeed on her own.

Lacquer timber surface gives heavy blackening: The likelihood is knag going up Qi Qian was not sealed, classics sun is basked in, knag be heated, colophony from knag inside oozy and cause.

Real-world Examples

BIRGing is short for Basking in Reflected Glory.

Source: 6 Minute English

But for now, the two leaders are basking in the imagery.

Source: CNN 10 Student English April 2018 Compilation

They bask in the light, swishing their tails.

Source: Time

The creators of Froot Loops pizza are basking in the attention.

Source: CNN 10 Student English March 2021 Collection

" Two have presented themselves to bask in your radiance" .

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Ice and Rain (Bilingual)

Sea lions basked in the sun on pristine beaches.

Source: Ocean Original Soundtrack

And think of all the Internet glory you could bask in!

Source: We Bare Bears

I just basked in the luxury of Venice for the weekend.

Source: Appreciation of English Poetry

Professor, the captain answered me, these forests of mine don't bask in the heat and light of the sun.

Source: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

BIRGing is made of an acronym of the words, Basking In Reflected Glory.

Source: 6 Minute English

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