bask.
To bathe in warmth; to be exposed to pleasant heat.
Meaning & usage
To bathe in warmth; to be exposed to pleasant heat.
to bask in the sun
She shivered until she got to the cozy fireplace, where she could bask in the heat coming off it.
To bathe in warmth; to be exposed to pleasant heat. To expose oneself to heat, especially sunlight, in order to raise body temperature, as a form of thermoregulation.
My lizard likes to spend his days basking on the stone near the lamp.
To take great pleasure or satisfaction; to feel warmth or happiness.
to bask in someone’s favour
I basked in her love.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle English basken, from Old Norse baðask (“to take a bath”, literally “to bathe oneself”), mediopassive form from underlying baða (“to bathe”) + sik (“oneself”), from Proto-Germanic *baþōną and *sek. Doublet of English bathe.
The act of bathing in warmth.
Most cats enjoy a bask in the sunshine.
A group of crocodiles.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle English basken, from Old Norse baðask (“to take a bath”, literally “to bathe oneself”), mediopassive form from underlying baða (“to bathe”) + sik (“oneself”), from Proto-Germanic *baþōną and *sek. Doublet of English bathe.
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