sunbathe

[ suhn-beyth ]

/ ˈsʌnˌbeɪð /

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verb (used without object), sun·bathed, sun·bath·ing.

to take a sunbath.

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Origin of sunbathe

First recorded in 1590–1600; sun + bathe

OTHER WORDS FROM sunbathe

sunbather, noun

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How to use sunbathe in a sentence

People who want to fish and sunbathe squeeze into a narrow walkway that dumps straight into the ocean.
Officials Let Hawaii’s Waterfront Homeowners Damage Public Beaches Again and Again|by Sophie Cocke, Honolulu Star-Advertiser|December 31, 2020|ProPublica
And he recently tweeted out a picture of himself sunbathing on a South Carolina beach.
2016’s Clown Car Contenders|David Freedlander|September 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I found, shock horror, old ladies with orange hair sunbathing topless.
No Movie Stars, No Red Carpet, But Off-Season Cannes Is Still Magic|Liza Foreman|September 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The photographs were taken from a public road with a clear view of the pool where Kate and William were sunbathing.
Kate Middleton Toplesss Photographs: Two Charged|Tom Sykes|April 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Miss Suau has admitted taking shots of the Duchess sunbathing but has denied taking photographs of her semi-naked or topless.
Kate Middleton Toplesss Photographs: Two Charged|Tom Sykes|April 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Outside the CNN Grill, a lone iguana even found time for sunbathing.
Tropical Storm Isaac Sidelines Media Elite at the Republican Convention|Lauren Ashburn|August 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Stonecypher walked slowly toward Catriona's open-topped sunbathing tent.
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British Dictionary definitions for sunbathe

sunbathe

/ (ˈsʌnˌbeɪð) /

verb

(intr) to bask in the sunshine, esp in order to get a suntan

Derived forms of sunbathe

sunbather, noun

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