dunk

verb

Definition of dunknext
as in to dip
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 1 Oct. 2023.

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