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How to pronounce bask in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms enjoy, relish, savor, savour
Has types devour, feast one's eyes


She relished her fame and basked in her glory.
Type Words
Type of lie


The seals were basking in the sun.

Examples of bask

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For other fans it was time to bask in the sun and start dreaming of next season.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
Chase Neinken, left, and Hunter Jumper help the Cavaliers bask in their victory.
From the washingtonpost.com
For now, though, this is Steele's time to stand alone and bask in the spotlight.
From the cnn.com
For a while, though, the Packers will bask in the glow of their Super Bowl work.
From the sportingnews.com
Women who bask in their husbands'success-indeed, live largely for it-are pitied.
From the time.com
How pleasant to bask in a balmy Mediterranean climate without ever leaving home.
From the newscientist.com
Yet he's not one to bask in the afterglow of his monster prime-time performance.
From the sfgate.com
Elephant seals bask and snort on sandy beaches, and gray whales spout offshore.
From the sfgate.com
Next morning we bask by the pool and watch tame iguanas walk across our towels.
From the telegraph.co.uk
More examples
  • Enjoy: derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in; "She relished her fame and basked in her glory"
  • Be exposed; "The seals were basking in the sun"
  • Bask, bred at the Albigowa State Stud in Poland and foaled in 1956, was a bay Arabian stallion who was imported into the United States in 1963 by Dr. Eugene LaCroix of Lasma Arabians. His sire was Witraz, by the famed Ofir, who also sired Witez II. ...
  • Bask, (1956u20131979) bred at the Albigowa State Stud in Poland and foaled in 1956, was a bay Arabian stallion who was imported into the United States in 1963 by Dr. Eugene LaCroix of Lasma Arabians and became a major sire of significance in the Arabian breed.
  • To take great pleasure or satisfaction; to feel warmth or happiness. (This verb is usually followed by "in")
  • Basking in the sun is an activity butterflies do when their body temperature becomes too low (between 85-100&#deg; F); when they are too cold, butterflies cannot fly. They sun themselves with outstretched wings in order to absorb as much heat as possible.
  • (Basking) Behavior that allows a cold-blooded animal to absorb warmth from sunshine or another heat source
  • (Basking) When a reptile lays in a warm area to increase its body temperature.
  • (basking) positioning the body in direct sunlight for warmth.