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[intransitive] ~ (in sth)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 windowsill.

ˈbask in sthto 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.
 I never minded basking in my wife's reflected glory (= enjoying the praise, attention, etc. she got).

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