dunked; dunking; dunks
1
: to dip (something, such as a piece of bread) into a beverage while eating
2
: to dip or submerge temporarily in liquid
3
: to throw (a basketball) into the basket from above the rim see also dunk on
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Verb
I like to dunk my doughnut in my coffee.
She dunked him while they were swimming.
He dunked the ladle into the soup.
He could dunk when he was 16.
Noun
The pass led to a dunk.
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Arpon Basu, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025
And on the basketball court? Count on the muscular 6-4, 195-pound senior forward to bring the juice and dunk with ferocity for the Foxes, according to freshman guard Braydon Porter.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 2 Feb. 2025
Punch also had a strong game with eight points, including a steal that led to a dunk in transition.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Jan. 2025
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Verb
After receiving Bratt’s slot-line pass, Eriksson Ek dunked the puck past a helpless Jordan Binnington.
—Arpon Basu, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025
And on the basketball court? Count on the muscular 6-4, 195-pound senior forward to bring the juice and dunk with ferocity for the Foxes, according to freshman guard Braydon Porter.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
Noun
Stokes scored on a fast-break dunk in the fourth to give Dougherty Valley a 64-36 lead.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 2 Feb. 2025
Punch also had a strong game with eight points, including a steal that led to a dunk in transition.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Dunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dunk. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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