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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Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
If extremely dirty, they can be very briefly dunked into cold water and wiped dry.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 26 Jan. 2026
Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Porter knocked down his seventh trey immediately, then jumped a passing lane for a steal and a dunk that tied it at 90.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2026
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Verb
The Lakers dunked, hollered and won.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
If extremely dirty, they can be very briefly dunked into cold water and wiped dry.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 26 Jan. 2026
Noun
Pacing the Dolphins were 6-foot-6 junior twins OJ and EJ Popoola, who got the home crowd cheering by combining for six dunks.
—Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Porter knocked down his seventh trey immediately, then jumped a passing lane for a steal and a dunk that tied it at 90.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Dunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dunk. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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