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Luxuriating

Luxuriate \Lux*u"ri*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Luxuriated; p. pr. & vb. n. Luxuriating.] [L. luxuriatus, p. p. of luxuriari, -are, to luxuriate. See Luxury.]

  1. To grow exuberantly; to grow to superfluous abundance. `` Corn luxuriates in a better mold.''
    --Burton.

  2. To feed or live luxuriously; as, the herds luxuriate in the pastures.

  3. To indulge with unrestrained delight and freedom; as, to luxuriate in description.

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luxuriating

vb. (present participle of luxuriate English)

Usage examples of "luxuriating".

It'd been gratify ing to have Clas Heineman interested in her, prod her into buying more clothes than were really need ful, and luxuriating in a high-credit meal, but she'd rather have shared her triumphs with Con.

Treasure, luxuriating in the crewmans caresses, murmured her appreciation and turned her aristocratic face towards the wide-eyed boy.

At that hour, it was empty and she enjoyed an hour's luxuriating in the radiant fluid.

While he wished he could be in two places at once-and right now, one of them would by preference be the large sunlit Landing Healer facility-he was still luxuriating in the new headquarters at Fort.

She reached out and touched his chest, his nipples, then to his armpit and the mass of his shoulder, luxuriating in the polished muscle beneath her fingertips.

It responded like a stroked animal, rising to press its black spine against her caress, luxuriating in her touch.

Meanwhile he was forced to watch as Riimadu strolled freely about the site, interacting effortlessly with the humans, sharing the same basic body structure and single-lensed eyes, and positively luxuriating in what for the AAnn was an ideal climate.

And on this day of all days, Oscars day, when he should have been luxuriating in the sweet ecstasy of fame, basking in a hormone‑packed wave of adolescent admiration, this dusty old fossil was pissing on his parade.

The crowd cheered and he couldn’t resist a stolen moment luxuriating in their attention.

Trapped on a sensual rack, she writhed slowly, seeking release and at the same time luxuriating in a ravishing kind of pleasure.

He slid his hands down her body, luxuriating in the soft silk that whispered against his skin, enjoyed it almost as much as the feel of her smooth cheek beneath his palm.