sunbaking
sunbaking is the present participle and gerund of sunbake.
Meaning of sunbake
Verb
sunbake (third-person singular simple present sunbakes, present participle sunbaking, simple past and past participle sunbaked)
- To bake in the sun.
- Oh, she wants to moan with pain, thinking of Richard lying down on the sunbaking rock, naked as well.2005, Gillian Mears, “Here is the Heartflower”, in Frank Moorhouse, editor, The Best Australian Stories 2005, page 136
- To sunbathe.
- Such diversion as Podson could extort from his isolation was soon vitiated by repetition. He surfed. He sun-baked - with discretion till his skin had peeled and given him a harder cuticle.1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 90
Noun
sunbaking (uncountable)
- The action of tanning in the sun; sunbathing.
- Between swimming and sun-baking I used to go out to an island several miles away where the fishing was excellent[.]1933, Frank Clune, Try Anything Once, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 131
- "Well, I mean to say, supposing a man wanted a bit of a holiday...quiet time away from everybody. This is the very place. Bonzer beach for swimming, sunbaking. Bonzer shanty like this to loaf in; what more does a man want?"1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 75
Questions about sunbaking
- What does sunbaking mean?
- Sunbaking means the action of tanning in the sun; sunbathing.
- What is sunbaking the present participle and gerund of?
- Sunbaking is the present participle and gerund of sunbake.
- What part of speech is sunbaking?
- Sunbaking is a noun.
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