to bask
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4.9
- verb
- /bæsk/
:
disfrutar de
- After winning the award, she basked in the praise from her colleagues.
- bask in reflected glory
And she wanted me to, like, just bask in how unjust it was.
- And she wanted me to, like, just bask in how unjust it was.
- And we're all basking in your glory.
- I love Christmas, so I like to bask in it for as long as I can.
- Calvin, I'll tell you, it was crazy what happened inside my body when you said basked in the success.
- I've really been taking this time staying at home to let my skin breathe, really bask in the skin care aspect of the world.
- I put on the Saint Tropez, Ashley Graham, Moose and have just been basking in this all morning and I've been doing emails.
- Accused for decades of emotional aloofness, the poet basked in the laughter and warmth of her student audiences.
- When you bask in your masculine energy, you create a safe zone for a woman.
- Have I revealed this wisdom on to thee, that thou might sit upon thy throne and bask in thine own glory?
- The president today is still basking in the after birth of his State of the Union.
Examples
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Basking in the glory high above the masses sat the king of American soccer, Steve Ross.
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And then, you know, I think we'll just bask in the glory that is Miles and Miles Nation's great influence on the Try Guys.
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I love Christmas, so I like to bask in it for as long as I can.
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All I could do was just bask in it and be grateful for it.
Blog text (22) -
Please feel free to bask in my glow!
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How's it feel to bask in the presence of musical genius?
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Go bask in the adulation of your artistry.
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Just hours before, he'd been basking in waves of applause.
Fiction book (1995) -
We barge in on the nearest television station and bask in the glory of instant fame and fortune.
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I'm basking in the glow of my children's affection.
Synonyms
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1.0
To feel happy because of something you do or see
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3.6
Feel or show that you are very happy
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4.4
To enjoy something very much
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1.0
To enjoy something very much
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4.1
To enjoy something slowly and fully while noticing every part
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6.3
To enjoy something very much
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8.4
To feel or show great joy, for example after a big win
To enjoy compliments and attention from others
Phrasal Verbs
How Pleased
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bask also grew a figurative meaning from the same idea of warmth; think of praise or attention as a warm sun. To bask in praise is to 'enjoy' that warm feeling of success or attention.