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Definitions for Dunking

[1] the action of plunging or being plunged into water or other liquid: Learning to canoe cost her several dunkings.
[2] to dip (a doughnut, cake, etc.) into coffee, milk, or the like, before eating.
[3] to submerge in a liquid: She dunked the curtains in the dye.
[4] Basketball . to attempt to thrust (a ball) through the basket using a dunk shot.
[5] to dip or submerge something, oneself, etc., in a liquid: She thinks it's vulgar to dunk. Let's dunk in the pool before dinner.
[6] Basketball . to execute or attempt a dunk shot.
[7] any flavorful sauce, dip, gravy, etc., into which portions of food are dipped before eating.
[8] Basketball . dunk shot.
[9] to dip (bread, etc) in tea, soup, etc, before eating
[10] to submerge or be submerged in liquid

Words related to Dunking

douse, soak, souse, immerse, saturate, sop, submerge, duck, submerse

Words nearby Dunking

duniwassal, dunk, dunk shot, dunker, dunkerque, dunking, dunkirk, dunlap, dunlin, dunlop, dunmore

Origin of Dunking

1865–70, Americanism ; < Pennsylvania German dunke to dip, immerse; compare German tunken, Middle High German dunken, tunken, Old High German thunkōn, dunkōn

Other words from Dunking

dunk·a·ble , adjective, noun
dunk·er , noun

Word origin for Dunking

C20: from Pennsylvania Dutch, from Middle High German dunken, from Old High German dunkōn; see duck ², tinge

Synonyms for Dunking

douse, soak, duck, immerse, saturate, sop, souse, submerge, submerse