Definitions for dunking

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dunking dunk·ing

Spelling: [duhng-king]

IPA: /ˈdʌŋ kɪŋ/

Dunking is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 80 anagrams from letters in dunking (dgiknnu).

Definitions for dunking

noun

1. the action of plunging or being plunged into water or other liquid:
2. any flavorful sauce, dip, gravy, etc., into which portions of food are dipped before eating.
3. Basketball. dunk shot.

verb (used with object)

1. to dip (a doughnut, cake, etc.) into coffee, milk, or the like, before eating.
2. to submerge in a liquid:
3. Basketball. to attempt to thrust (a ball) through the basket using a dunk shot.

verb (used without object)

1. to dip or submerge something, oneself, etc., in a liquid:
2. Basketball. to execute or attempt a dunk shot.

Origin of dunking

First recorded in 1915-20; dunk + -ing¹

Examples for dunking

Large, crisp, hot potato chips make a pleasant change for dunking purposes.

When everything is stirred smooth and bubbling, toss in the kirsch without missing a stroke of the fork and get to dunking.

More men were ranged in rows along the plastered walls, dunking their heels against the cracked wooden baseboards.

This is a breakfast treat especially good for dunking in coffee.

Sen. Paul has been getting a dunking in the media for his flip-flops on foreign policy.

“dunking does not display basketball skill - only height advantage,” Allen wrote in his 1937 book Better Basketball.

The dunking is done as rhythmically as the stirring, guests taking regular turns at twirling the fork to keep the cheese swirling.