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sunbathe

verb

sun·​bathe ˈsən-ˌbāt͟h How to pronounce sunbathe (audio)
sunbathed; sunbathing; sunbathes
sunbather noun

Examples of sunbathe in a Sentence

People were sunbathing on the beach.
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Vaughan had been on the boat with her husband and two children, aged 12 and 8, and had been sunbathing when the motorboat crashed into a sailboat carrying party-goers. CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025 The photos were shot while the former First Lady was sunbathing nude on the private island of Skorpios in Greece. Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025 In his letters, Altaylı offers glimpses of life behind the bars, from sunbathing in the prison courtyard to battling mosquitoes and even being taken out by a guard to play football. Afşin Yurdakul, Time, 7 Oct. 2025 Wobbly, felt-tip, black-and-white lines show a skinny woman sunbathing topless on a roof with her cat. Jo Livingstone, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sunbathe

Word History

Etymology

back-formation from sunbather

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sunbathe was in 1917

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Cite this Entry

“Sunbathe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sunbathe. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.

Kids Definition

sunbathe

verb
sun·​bathe -ˌbāt͟h How to pronounce sunbathe (audio)
: to expose oneself to sunlight or a sunlamp especially to get a tan
sunbather noun
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