dunking

present participle of dunk
as in dipping
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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  • Temperatures will climb to around 70 degrees on Tuesday before dipping to 67 degrees on Wednesday.
    Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 24 Mar. 2025
  • But why limit ranch to dipping finger foods or flavoring everyone's favorite casserole?
    Erin Hooker, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Mar. 2025
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  • In between exploring Galicia’s storied cities, visitors should be sure to spend some time immersing themselves in the wilderness, with vast swathes of verdant forest to explore.
    Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
  • For example, the Kross Studio's Bat-Signal lamp illuminates, further immersing the collector into the universe of Gotham City and also conceals a dedicated space on his backside to safely store The Batman tourbillon or any other watch.
    Stéphane JG Girod, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Dunking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dunking. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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