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
Examples of dunk in a Sentence
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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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 1 June 2025
Obi Toppin #1 of the Indiana Pacers dunks the ball against the New York Knicks during overtime in Game One of the Eastern Conference Finals.
—Ryan Stano, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 May 2025
Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 2 June 2025
Later in the quarter, Haliburton leaked ahead for an emphatic transition dunk.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 1 June 2025
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Verb
On four separate occasions in Game 6, a surging Siakam beat the Knicks down the court for a lay-up or dunk.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 1 June 2025
Obi Toppin #1 of the Indiana Pacers dunks the ball against the New York Knicks during overtime in Game One of the Eastern Conference Finals.
—Ryan Stano, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 May 2025
Noun
In 1985, Michael Jordan shattered a backboard during a dunk in a summer exhibition game against the Italian team Stefanel Trieste.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 2 June 2025
Later in the quarter, Haliburton leaked ahead for an emphatic transition dunk.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 1 June 2025
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“Dunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dunk. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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