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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Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
As the timer passed seven minutes, Steve Eckert exhorted a whimpering young man to dunk his head underwater.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
Bagley had a layup and a dunk to start the run and Marshall and Brandon Williams combined to make four free throws.
—ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
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Verb
On the side, there’s a cup of mushroom stock fortified with soy sauce, molasses, rosemary and a touch of cayenne pepper for dunking.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
As the timer passed seven minutes, Steve Eckert exhorted a whimpering young man to dunk his head underwater.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
After a steal and dunk by Reed put UConn back up by six, Huskies coach Dan Hurley began waving his arms wildly at the fans behind his bench, exhorting them to be louder.
—CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
Bagley had a layup and a dunk to start the run and Marshall and Brandon Williams combined to make four free throws.
—ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
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“Dunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dunk. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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