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to sink or push (something) briefly into or as if into a liquid
  • dunking a doughnut in one's morning coffee

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“Dunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dunk. Accessed 2 Jun. 2020.

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