baskEnglishOxford English Thesaurusbask verb 1 I sat on the bank, basking in the warm sunshine: laze, lie, lounge, relax, sprawl, loll; sunbathe, sun oneself, warm oneself. 2 they were still basking in the glory of success: revel, luxuriate, wallow, delight, take pleasure, rejoice, glory, indulge oneself; enjoy, relish, savour, lap up; informal get a kick out of, get a thrill out of, get a charge from.bask Oxford Dictionary of English