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Sun (Verb)

Expose to the rays of the sun or affect by exposure to the sun; "insolated paper may turn yellow and crumble"; "These herbs suffer when sunned".

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.

The delicate fabric will be ruined if you sun it for too long.
Sunning the book on the windowsill caused its pages to turn yellow.
The potted plants had begun to wilt and dry out, as if they'd been sunned too severely.
The skin on her face had been sunned to a deep brown during her beach vacation.
To preserve the painting, it was framed with special glass that prevented it from being sunned.

Expose one's body to the sun.

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.

Lying on the warm sand, she decided to sun for a few hours to get a nice tan.
They spread towels on the beach and started to sun, enjoying the summer weather.
After applying sunscreen, the kids went out to sun in the backyard.
The tourists decided to sun on the deck of their cruise ship during the ocean voyage.
Cancer patients are advised not to sun without taking full precautions and using protecting lotions.