bask
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.
Obsolete. to expose to warmth or heat.
Origin of bask
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How to use bask in a sentence
Five days, also, in which to bask in their own impressive achievements.
He'll talk up his Senate ambitions for awhile, bask in the political limelight, and then stick with his current shtick.
Senator Geraldo Rivera? Seems Unlikely the Fox News Pundit Will Run | Howard Kurtz | February 2, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTEven on Labor Day, while we bask in the blinding sun one last time.
Dmitri loved participating in interviews and documentaries, and again would bask in the role of generous host.
Remembering Dmitri Nabokov, the Novelist’s Son and Literary Executor | Brian Boyd | May 10, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTWooldridge, forty, was the nineteenth-ranking official in an agency that did not exactly bask in White House attention.
And there, they say, two bright and agéd snakes Who once were brigadiers of infantry bask in the sun.
We will bask in the warmth of a cheerful blaze this evening, and toast our toes before the glowing coals.
Italian Days and Ways | Anne Hollingsworth WhartonAfter his exertions in the rain and mud, it was delightful to bask in warmth and comfort and rest his aching limbs.
The Girl From Keller's | Harold BindlossWhen she came to the room where she had left him she found no chance to “bask.”
Dorothy's Travels | Evelyn RaymondHe knew they had seen him disappearing and, airman like, they would remain awhile to bask in the sunlight and "dry off."
Tam O' The Scoots | Edgar Wallace
British Dictionary definitions for bask
/ (bɑːsk) /
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
Origin of bask
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