What does basking mean?
Basking means present participle and gerund of bask.
Basking
Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
Meaning
present participle and gerund of bask.
Definitions by Sense
- present participle and gerund of bask
- The act of one who basks.
Example Sentences
With no lectures given or heard, no pups offered and ignored or contemptuously rejected by telegraph, no snatches at conversation in the midst of crowds, no baskings on the lawn at Bryn Mawr, no nothing at all, in short […]
Synonyms for basking
Antonyms for basking
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Word Forms
- baskings
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How do you use basking in a sentence?
With no lectures given or heard, no pups offered and ignored or contemptuously rejected by telegraph, no snatches at conversation in the midst of crowds, no baskings on the lawn at Bryn Mawr, no nothing at all, in short […]
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