Antonyms for bask

Grammar : Verb

Spell : bask, bahsk

Phonetic Transcription : bæsk, bɑsk

Definition of bask

Origin : late 14c., basken "to wallow (in blood)," with loss of middle syllable, from Old Norse baðask "to bathe oneself," reflexive of baða "bathe" (see bathe). Modern meaning "soak up a flood of warmth" is apparently due to Shakespeare's use of the word in reference to sunshine in "As You Like It" (1600). Related: Basked; basking.

verb lie in sunlight
verb lie in glory

Example sentences :

But he will return some day to bask in the countenance of Muene-Motapa.
Extract from : « Sacrifice » by Stephen French Whitman

After our long and restless journey, we bask in thy serene light.
Extract from : « The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 5, May, 1864 » by Various

It is a happiness and satisfaction to know you, and to bask in the atmosphere of you.
Extract from : « Evening Round Up » by William Crosbie Hunter

See the very bees and gnats, how they dance and bask in the sunbeams!
Extract from : « True Words for Brave Men » by Charles Kingsley

We bask in its sunshine, growing strong and happy as we read.
Extract from : « The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 2, August, 1864 » by Various

Here come the moths, in endless procession, to bask in the light of the flame.
Extract from : « Sister Carrie » by Theodore Dreiser

They are now feeding, and love to come out of the water to bask at noon in the sun.
Extract from : « Peter the Whaler » by W.H.G. Kingston

Lincoln would not allow him to bask for an instant in the sun of that revolt.
Extract from : « Our American Holidays: Lincoln's Birthday » by Various

Here was a wide beach, sunlit and ample, whereon to bask at leisure.
Extract from : « In the Morning of Time » by Charles G. D. Roberts

When she came to the room where she had left him she found no chance to “bask.”
Extract from : « Dorothy's Travels » by Evelyn Raymond

Synonyms for bask

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