bask

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to lie or relax in a pleasant warmth or atmosphere

   The cat basked in the sunlight streaming through the window.

2. 2
   verb

   to take pleasure or derive enjoyment from something

   He basked in the glory of his recent success.

From Old Norse baðask ('to bathe oneself'), via Middle English bask (14th c., 'to wallow; to take pleasure in warmth').

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