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dunking

[ duhng-king ]

noun

  1. the action of plunging or being plunged into water or other liquid:

    Learning to canoe cost her several dunkings.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of dunking1

First recorded in 1915–20; dunk + -ing 1

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Example Sentences

Three other women say Freundel had them do “re-dunking” after their conversions.

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.

Essentially, the problem was too much dunking and basket interference, which was allowed then.

In case you (somehow) missed the brutal dunking, here it is again—complete with slow-motion replay.

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

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

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

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

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

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