Sunning

verb

verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of sun form-of, gerund, participle, present

    "I passed from the jaundiced lighting of the parking garage to the halogen glare of the walkway. Passed two porters, slumped on plastic chairs. Both glanced at my carry-on luggage, then blinked me away, as disinterested as sunning lizards."

Synonyms

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sunlightabundant yearacademic yearair-dryamen-raanhydrate

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"The tomcat was sunning himself."

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