sunbaking, a. Austral. and N.Z.
Brit. /ˈsʌnbeɪkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈsənˌbeɪkɪŋ/, Austral. /ˈsʌnbeɪkɪŋ/, N.Z. /ˈsʌnbæikɪŋ/
[‹ sun n.1 + baking adj. Compare sunbake v., sun-bathing n. and adj. at sun n.1 Compounds 3a.]
That sunbathes. Cf. sunbake v.
| 1910 Truth (Sydney) 9 Oct. 2/8 Those sun baking barrackers. 1988 Herald (Adelaide, Austral.) (Nexis) 1 Jan. Everybody seems to be ridiculously laidback, from players to officials to sunbaking spectators. 2007 Hobart Mercury (Austral.) (Nexis) 1 Jan. 9 As they boarded, a sunbaking seal peered around from its perched position on the duckboard. |