dunking
present participle ofdunk
dunk
verb[T]
uk/dʌŋk/us/dʌŋk/dunkverb[T](INTO LIQUID)
to put abiscuit,pieceofbread, etc. into aliquidsuch astea,coffee, orsoupfor ashorttimebeforeeatingit:
She dunked abiscuitinhercoffee.
informal
to put something intoliquidfor ashorttime:
Dunk thespongeinwatereveryoncein a while tostopit fromdryingout.
Biting, chewing & swallowing
- bit
- bite
- biter
- champ
- chew
- chomp
- crunch
- dunk
- gnaw
- lick
- masticate
- mastication
- munch
- nibble
- non-biting
- peck
- peck atsomething
- rumination
- suck
- unbitten
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Enclosing, surrounding and immersing
dunkverb[T](BASKETBALL)
US
toslam-dunk
Basketball, netball & volleyball
- airball
- baller
- basket
- basketball
- beach volleyball
- catch and faceidiom
- charge
- clear out
- coast
- dunk
- free throw
- korfball
- netball
- outrebound
- overhead
- point guard
- rebound
- rebounder
- spike
- steal
Examplesofdunking
dunking
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
There are hull-mounted asdics, variable depth asdics,dunkingasdics, sono buoys, and these, and many other devices, all add to the chances of detection.
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It has always been my view that when trying to make a horse drink, we should offer encouragement beforedunkingits head in.
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Reusing the components involved a process ofdunkingthe entire model in a large bowl of warm water.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Pulla is used instead to refer to a biscotti-like double-baked bread stick fordunkingin coffee that is often made from leftover nisu.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In many ways, the mechanism of volleyball spiking is not altogether different from the act of slamdunkingin the sport of basketball.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The soft, spongy consistency of the madeleine could seem like an odd choice asdunkingis more common with crisp baked products, such as biscuits.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He was known for his above-averagedunkingability, and tenacious defense.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.His first dunk of the second round was an alley-oop from behind the basket which he put between his legs beforedunking.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The park also plays host to the annual town festival that has a 5k,dunkingbooth and food stands.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This poor sap of a show feels as eager to be walloped as a clown in a carnivaldunkingbooth.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A less idyllic tradition, but nevertheless integral to campus life at the time, was the practice of millracedunking.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The physics ofdunkingis driven by the porosity of the biscuit and the surface tension of the beverage.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The anti-submarine version of the helicopter is fitted withdunkingsonar, torpedoes, depth charges.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Attractions include the haunted houses and thedunkingstation in which prominent members of the student body and the faculty participate.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In one of his dunks, he jumped over a painting of himselfdunking, which he himself painted.
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