present participle
It means sitting or lying in the sun to get warmer or make your skin darker.
They are sunbathing by the pool.
She was sunbathing without sunscreen.
American English
How to pronounce sunbathing
verb · nounB1
SUHNbeythihng
/ˈsənˌbeɪ.ðɪŋ/
3 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
Form of sunbathe
It means sitting or lying in the sun to get warmer or make your skin darker.
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gerund noun
It is the activity of sitting or lying in the sun to get warmer or make your skin darker.
Sunbathing can damage your skin.
We spent the afternoon sunbathing.
Related words & forms
The final e is dropped before -ing: sunbathing.