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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Ryan Stano, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
Wash produce under running water rather than soaking or dunking it.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 13 June 2025
Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 8 June 2025
When Oklahoma City’s Jalen Williams stole an inbounds pass with 9:42 to play and ran the interception the length of the court for a dunk and a 94-79 lead, an arena that had waited 13 years to host another Finals game erupted.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 6 June 2025
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Verb
Russell Westbrook #4 of the Denver Nuggets reacts after dunking the ball against the LA Clippers during the fourth quarter in Game Seven of the Western Conference First Round NBA Playoffs.
—Ryan Stano, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
Wash produce under running water rather than soaking or dunking it.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 13 June 2025
Noun
The exclamation point was a dunk from Chet Holmgren, who was trying to erase the taste of a poor showing in the series opener – the 7-foot-1, second year player finished Game 1 with six points and a -13 plus-minus rating.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 8 June 2025
When Oklahoma City’s Jalen Williams stole an inbounds pass with 9:42 to play and ran the interception the length of the court for a dunk and a 94-79 lead, an arena that had waited 13 years to host another Finals game erupted.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 6 June 2025
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“Dunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dunk. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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