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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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
The end result is a creamy, bold, not-too-hot flavor mash-up ready for dunking.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025
Jay King, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Flagg played well, with a couple of nice defensive plays, including a highlight-reel block that led to a dunk by Anthony Davis.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Informed conclusion here — Whitworth and Fitzpatrick are going to dunk each other in a vat of Skyline Chili, then scream until the cameras cut out.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
The end result is a creamy, bold, not-too-hot flavor mash-up ready for dunking.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
Xavier Tillman’s alley-oop dunk fits into that category.
—Jay King, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Flagg played well, with a couple of nice defensive plays, including a highlight-reel block that led to a dunk by Anthony Davis.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Dunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dunk. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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