self-basting
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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After self-basting in bacon fat, the turkey skin — arguably the best part of the turkey — gets a little flabby.
From Salon ● Nov. 13, 2019
One more win for an English club in Madrid in May would have lifted the self-basting "Prem" level with Spain on 12 wins and one ahead of Italy on 11.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 8, 2010
As we revolved on our towels that summer, self-basting, the Object’s freckles darkened, going from butterscotch to brown.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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