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sunning

  • present participle
    of sun.
    sun
    noun
    the star that is the central body of the earth's solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 25 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.

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But pedestrians were again venturing outdoors: a father walking with his daughter on a scooter, children playing with a ball, or locals sunning themselves in a park.

From Barron's ● Mar. 7, 2026

He found the Cynic sunning himself beside his ceramic home and offered to grant the man any favor or fulfill any request.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025

While sunning herself on the beach with Uncle Bryn, Smithy, Nessa and the rest of the Shipman-West crew, she conceded maybe Barry Island wasn't so bad after all.

From BBC ● Dec. 20, 2024

Enjoy all the delights that Catalina has to offer, including hiking, kayaking and sunning yourself on the beach, before you start your journey.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2024

He continued past a tent with a luminous pearl-gray cat sunning itself outside and past another trailer on cinder blocks and then burst into the clearing of Yossarian’s squadron.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller