verb [V] ~ (in sth)
1 to enjoy sitting or lying in the heat or light of sth, especially the sun:
We sat basking in the warm sunshine. * A cat was basking on the window sill.
2 to enjoy the good feelings that you have when other people praise or admire you, or when they give you a lot of attention:
He had always basked in his parents' attention, but now things were different. * I never minded basking in my wife's reflected glory (= enjoying the praise, attention, etc. she got).
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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