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
Synonyms
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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 3 Apr. 2024
Anunoby dunked with the right hand in a victory over the Philadelphia 76ers, then swiped down to steal the ball from Deandre Ayton in Thursday’s victory over the Trail Blazers.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2024
Ben Golliver, Washington Post, 18 June 2024
Josh Hart wrestled the ball away after Hartenstein’s block, then threw the rock up-court to Julius Randle, who dimed Anunoby with a spinning, no-look touch pass for a two-handed fast-break dunk that brought The Garden to its feet.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
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Verb
The local olive press became a hangout spot, with farmers bringing their haul and dunking flatbread in the stream of fresh olive oil.
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 3 Apr. 2024
Anunoby dunked with the right hand in a victory over the Philadelphia 76ers, then swiped down to steal the ball from Deandre Ayton in Thursday’s victory over the Trail Blazers.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2024
Noun
After a dry spell to open the fourth quarter, Brown found a cutting Kristaps Porzingis, who returned after missing two games with an ankle injury, for a thunderous dunk that brought the building to its feet.
—Ben Golliver, Washington Post, 18 June 2024
Josh Hart wrestled the ball away after Hartenstein’s block, then threw the rock up-court to Julius Randle, who dimed Anunoby with a spinning, no-look touch pass for a two-handed fast-break dunk that brought The Garden to its feet.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
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“Dunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dunk. Accessed 30 Jun. 2024.
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