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- [duhngk]
- /dʌŋk/
- /dʌŋk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [duhngk]
- /dʌŋk/
Definitions of dunk word
- verb with object dunk to dip (a doughnut, cake, etc.) into coffee, milk, or the like, before eating. 1
- verb with object dunk to submerge in a liquid: She dunked the curtains in the dye. 1
- verb with object dunk Basketball. to attempt to thrust (a ball) through the basket using a dunk shot. 1
- verb without object dunk 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. 1
- verb without object dunk Basketball. to execute or attempt a dunk shot. 1
- noun dunk any flavorful sauce, dip, gravy, etc., into which portions of food are dipped before eating. 1
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Origin of dunk
First appearance:
before 1865 One of the 28% newest English words
1865-70, Americanism; < Pennsylvania German dunke to dip, immerse; compare German tunken, Middle High German dunken, tunken, Old High German thunkōn, dunkōn
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Parts of speech for Dunk
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dunk popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
dunk usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for dunk
verb dunk
- douse — to plunge into water or the like; drench: She doused the clothes in soapy water.
- soak — to lie in and become saturated or permeated with water or some other liquid.
- souse — to swoop or pounce upon.
- immerse — to plunge into or place under a liquid; dip; sink.
- saturate — to cause (a substance) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance, through solution, chemical combination, or the like.
noun dunk
- nosedive — a plunge of an aircraft with the forward part pointing downward.
- nose-dive — a plunge of an aircraft with the forward part pointing downward.
- submersion — to submerge.
- stuff shot — dunk shot.
- nose dive — a plunge of an aircraft with the forward part pointing downward.
Antonyms for dunk
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