beek

[beek]

verb (used with or without object)

1. to bask or warm in the sunshine or before a fireplace, stove, or bonfire.

2. (of wood) to season by exposure to heat.

noun

1. Obsolete.,  the act of basking or warming by a fire.

Word History and Origins

Origin of beek¹

1200–50; Middle English beken, akin to bake (perhaps < Germanic *bōkjan )

Example Sentences

James Van Der Beek is “gutted” he is missing the live “Dawson’s Creek” reunion, which reportedly sold out in 12 minutes last month.

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To mitigate any disappointment, Van Der Beek said he will be replaced by his “ridiculously overqualified” understudy: Lin-Manuel Miranda.

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Taking place at New York City’s Richard Rodgers Theatre on Monday, the ticketed event is a benefit for F Cancer and in support of Van Der Beek, who revealed last year that he had been diagnosed with Stage 3 colorectal cancer.

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“I often joke that Wilmington is the reason none of us ended up in jail,” Van Der Beek said.

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Benoist, known for her roles on “Supergirl” and “Glee,” grew up watching “Dawson’s Creek” and had harbored a childhood crush on Van Der Beek.

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