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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Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2025
For example, Creamed Corn is dunked in a bright yellow fudge with a light yellow drizzle while the Turkey & Stuffing cookies are aptly brown and, well, brown.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 12 Nov. 2025
Rosario said the early dunks set the tone for his 25 productive minutes.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 12 Nov. 2025
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Verb
His team responded with a quick turnover but eventually settled down and rode another tenacious defensive effort – and three straight Pharaoh Compton dunks – to get him his 200th career victory as head coach.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2025
For example, Creamed Corn is dunked in a bright yellow fudge with a light yellow drizzle while the Turkey & Stuffing cookies are aptly brown and, well, brown.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
The Wildcats opened up a 15-point lead in the first half, more than doubling Charlotte’s point total, but Fearne’s group fought back to close the first 20 minutes, connecting on a corner three ball and Bonke slamming home a dunk as the buzzer sounded to trim the lead to 10 points at the break.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 12 Nov. 2025
Rosario said the early dunks set the tone for his 25 productive minutes.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 12 Nov. 2025
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“Dunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dunk. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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