Basking

Synonyms for "basking" (23 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (5)

Noun(5 words)
bathe inboastingdelight inenjoyflaunting

Strong matches (7)

Noun(7 words)
gloryingheat absorptionheat seekinglie in sunpraisedreclinerelish

Related words (11)

Noun(11 words)
revelingsolar exposuresun exposuresun-warmedsunbathesunbathingsunlitsunningthermoregulationthermoregulatory baskingwarm

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

8 entries
behaviordescriptive adjectiveemotional responseenjoymentlie downphysiological processpleasurequalitative adjective

More specific

18 entries
admirationadmiredamphibian baskingbird baskingcelebrity baskingfetedlaudedlimelightlizard baskingmedia baskingpraisepublicity baskingreptile baskingsnake baskingsun-warmedsunbathe

Showing 16 of 18 words.

Collocations

16 entries
amphibian baskingbask in attentionbask in praisebask in the limelightbask in the sunbask in warmthbasking behaviorbasking in attentionbasking in glorybasking in praisebasking in sunlightbasking in warmthbasking sitereptile baskingsolar baskingthermoregulatory basking

Inflections

5 entries
baskedbaskingsbasksmore baskingmost basking

Derivations

5 entries

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The boy lay on his back, basking in the spring sunshine.

Source: tatoeba (268018)

The cat was basking in the sun.

Source: tatoeba (282068)

Tom is basking in the sun.

Source: tatoeba (1662960)

I am basking in the spring sun.

Source: tatoeba (1663895)

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