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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Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
Gordon caught the ball in mid-air and dunked it.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 26 Nov. 2025
Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 28 Nov. 2025
Detroit cut it to one on a Stewart dunk that earned Minott, who’d unsuccessfully tried to drive through the burly Pistons big man on the previous possession, an earful from Mazzulla and a spot on the bench until the final minute.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 27 Nov. 2025
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Verb
The post ended with the teen dunking his basketball into the hoop.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
Gordon caught the ball in mid-air and dunked it.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 26 Nov. 2025
Noun
Wilson’s dunk was two of his 18 points in 33 minutes.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 28 Nov. 2025
Detroit cut it to one on a Stewart dunk that earned Minott, who’d unsuccessfully tried to drive through the burly Pistons big man on the previous possession, an earful from Mazzulla and a spot on the bench until the final minute.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 27 Nov. 2025
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“Dunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dunk. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.
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