- present participle of sun.
sunning
Example Sentences
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On the banks of the Waal, the Dutch branch of the Rhine, swimmers are sunning themselves on a Nijmegen beach that didn't exist before the river level dropped a few months ago.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
He can often be seen sunning himself on the dock, with other sea lions dozing or barking away nearby.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
On an unseasonably warm afternoon, families flocked to the waterfront, sunning themselves before an azure-blue Mediterranean.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2026
It featured a shimmering statue of himself, his close ally Elon Musk enjoying snacks on the beach, and he and the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sunning themselves, shirtless.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2025
It was fun to see them playing or sunning themselves among the kelp.
From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell
