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as in dunking
to sink or push (something) briefly into or as if into a liquid
first dip a paper towel in water she dipped a hand into her pocket and pulled out a piece of candy
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as in scooping
to lift out with something that holds liquid
carefully dipped water from the bucket to the kettle
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as in plunging
to go to a lower level especially abruptly
the temperature dipped a bit in the evening
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as in falling
to lead or extend downward
slow down, the road dips here
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as in peeking
to take a quick or hasty look
I dipped into the book, but I didn't have a chance to study it thoroughly
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Recent Examples of dipping
Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2026
Couples will receive one six-pack of Insomnia’s signature warm cookies, three dipping sauces — milk chocolate, white chocolate and caramel — and two bottles of milk.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
Quince Merino Wool Shawl Collar Long Coat The one staple to splurge on this season is a wool coat—one that pulls together an outfit yet will keep you warm as temperatures in places like Paris start seriously dipping.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 1 Dec. 2025
The Ultimate Trio option offers three appetizers and three dipping sauces from a 10-item selection of appetizers and 10 sauce options, giving customers 81,600 different possible combinations.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 1 Apr. 2026
More Americans are also dipping into retirement savings to prop up their spending, the report showed.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
So Kenefick is also dipping into her savings to pay for gas.
—Dee-Ann Durbin, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
Saturday night, lows will be on the cold side, dipping to around freezing in the city, and 20s across the suburbs.
—Matthew Villafane, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
Bryan himself was always learning something, trying something, Harman said, even if there were immutable truths like dipping the onion rings in the sauce.
—Dallas Morning News, 29 Mar. 2026
Though some celebs have taken the silent route, there are also plenty of A-listers who have no problem dipping their toes in the political pool and the potential criticism that might follow, such as Bad Bunny and Billie Eilish, who slammed ICE at the 2026 Grammys.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026
Lower-cost gyms like Planet Fitness are dipping their toes into the GLP-1 business as well.
—Caitlin Carlson, SELF, 27 Mar. 2026
Sisters in Yellow is her first novel that is truly plot driven, dipping into the noir genre, but it’s still interwoven with the complex internal life of her characters.
—Literary Hub, 23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
Sam's Club just debuted the Member's Mark Shrimp Tempura and Coconut Shrimp Tray which includes 25 pieces—15 coconut shrimp and 10 tempura shrimp—as well as two dipping sauces, a soy sauce and sweet chili sauce.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2026
Couples will receive one six-pack of Insomnia’s signature warm cookies, three dipping sauces — milk chocolate, white chocolate and caramel — and two bottles of milk.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
Quince Merino Wool Shawl Collar Long Coat The one staple to splurge on this season is a wool coat—one that pulls together an outfit yet will keep you warm as temperatures in places like Paris start seriously dipping.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 1 Dec. 2025
The Ultimate Trio option offers three appetizers and three dipping sauces from a 10-item selection of appetizers and 10 sauce options, giving customers 81,600 different possible combinations.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
The figures, which are based on more than 500,000 weekly transactions covered by WorldACD’s data, indicate that global tonnages were relatively stable compared with the previous week, with capacity dipping 1 percent.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 1 Apr. 2026
More Americans are also dipping into retirement savings to prop up their spending, the report showed.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
So Kenefick is also dipping into her savings to pay for gas.
—Dee-Ann Durbin, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
Saturday night, lows will be on the cold side, dipping to around freezing in the city, and 20s across the suburbs.
—Matthew Villafane, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
Bryan himself was always learning something, trying something, Harman said, even if there were immutable truths like dipping the onion rings in the sauce.
—Dallas Morning News, 29 Mar. 2026
Though some celebs have taken the silent route, there are also plenty of A-listers who have no problem dipping their toes in the political pool and the potential criticism that might follow, such as Bad Bunny and Billie Eilish, who slammed ICE at the 2026 Grammys.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026
Lower-cost gyms like Planet Fitness are dipping their toes into the GLP-1 business as well.
—Caitlin Carlson, SELF, 27 Mar. 2026
Sisters in Yellow is her first novel that is truly plot driven, dipping into the noir genre, but it’s still interwoven with the complex internal life of her characters.
—Literary Hub, 23 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dipping
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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
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San Antonio led by as many as 28 during a dominant first-half performance that featured a highlight-worthy play with Castle dunking off a behind-the-back pass from Wembanyama.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Late in the second period, down a goal, Burakovsky corralled a Bedard rebound off the end boards, scooping the puck and tucking it behind Utah goalie Vitek Vaněček for a quick lacrosse-style goal from the side of the net.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Everyone on station was used to the antique ingredients, just as they were used to scooping ice cream out of the core of three-gallon tubs.—
Cree LeFavour,
New Yorker,
7 Mar. 2026
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Continue reading … HIKING HORROR — Woman dies after plunging from 60-foot cliff at popular national park.—
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FOXNews.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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This winter, the New York metro area also endured one of its longest stretches of extreme cold in eight to 10 years, with wind chills plunging below zero and prompting warnings for frostbite and hypothermia risk, according to meteorologists and NWS alerts.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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Try to find a place that will block blowing or falling debris.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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All of this comes at a time when the market has greater appetite for larger scale deals, despite Lauder’s falling stock price.—
Kathryn Hopkins,
Footwear News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Calle, who is now 72, is known for peeking into the intimate lives of others.—
Elisa Wouk Almino
Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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Who knows if, in this upside-down world that currently weighs on her, the june bug can see the nearby corpse of another beetle, accidentally disemboweled by the home’s owner hours before, the white fat peeking out from her rear end like the materialization of her dying breath.—
María Ospina,
The Dial,
31 Mar. 2026
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While the design here is emphatically traditional, a dose of modern whimsy comes through with a dangling, multi-floor chandelier loosely inspired by jellyfish.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
6 Feb. 2026
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Cernan, the junior pilot, was outside, dangling—actually spinning, tumbling, and flailing—at the end of a long umbilical cord, completely unable to control his movements.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
11 Nov. 2025
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Rojas held his emotions at bay through spring training, immersing himself in the daily work.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
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The resulting works were breathtaking, immersing the viewer in luminous veils of paint that swept across the canvas, seeming to splash back up from the bottom, creating an enveloping sense of tranquility and awe that pushed against the jittery energy of Abstract Expressionism.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
26 Mar. 2026
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Then Shep leaps into bed with Austen, practically spooning him and draping his legs over the big muppet.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
5 Mar. 2026
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But your interest in separating eggs, stirring continuously, sifting or spooning or levelling flour—in short, your interest in baking—is a lie, although your interest in baked goods remains very much true.—
Talia Argondezzi,
New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2026
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