dunkingn.

Brit.

/ˈdʌŋkɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈdəŋkɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dunk v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < dunk v. + -ing suffix¹.

a. The action of dipping food into a drink, soup, or sauce before eating it, esp. of dipping a biscuit, pastry, etc., into tea, coffee, or milk; an instance of this.

ΚΠ

1917 N.Y. Tribune 26 Sept. 9/1 Dipping one's bread or toast or cake—especially Zimt-kuchen—is the greatest of German table sports: it is known as Dunking.

1919 Quill Feb. 15 We may briefly state that there are three principal schools of dunking; viz., in hot liquids, in cold liquids, and in gooey substances.

1941 ‘Gypsy Rose Lee’ G-String Murders xv. 232 He was dunking a doughnut, but it didn't look to me as though he had his heart in it. It was absent-minded dunking.

2006 Guardian (Nexis) 22 Apr. (Weekend Suppl.) 101 The end result was a biscuit that benefited from a good dunking.

b. The action of immersing someone or something in water, typically for a brief period, or dipping something into a liquid or a granular or powdery substance, esp. so as to coat it; an instance of this. Cf. dunk v. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > liquid > condition of being or making wet > action or process of immersing or dipping > [noun]

immersionc1450

dunking1933

the world > matter > liquid > condition of being or making wet > action or process of immersing or dipping > [noun] > an instance of

dippingc1440

dip1598

dunk1932

dunking1933

1933 Washington Post 2 Dec. 13/1 (heading) Joyriders develop roadster dunking... Car found partly in water, rear wheels on wall.

1940 Chambers's Techn. Dict. 271/2 Dunking, a colloquialism for the process of dipping the [cinematographic] film into chemical solutions for any stage of processing.

1987 D. R. Pardue in J. Black Recent Adv. Conservation & Anal. Artifacts 160/2 After heating, the bar was cooled by dunking in a trough of water.

2008 Fortnight No. 461. 31/1 Stephen gets a dunking in the toilet.

2. Basketball. The action of scoring by dunking the ball into the basket. Cf. dunk v. 4a.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > basketball > [noun] > actions

travelling1916

pivot1920

rebounding1926

dunking1935

goaltending1939

boxout1950

rebound1954

screen-and-roll1955

pick-and-roll1960

suicide1965

hang time1969

steal1974

1935 Country Gentleman Feb. 18 (heading) ‘Dunking’ isn't basketball.

1937 F. C. Allen Better Basketball vii. 82 Dunking does not display basketball skill—only height advantage.

1970 P. Axthelm City Game x. 127 Everyone knows that dunking is a trademark of great playground black athletes. And so they took it away.

2006 Charleston (W. Va.) Gaz. 8 Apr. 2 d The negative aspects of dunking do wear down players. Jordan..cut back on dunking because of his knees.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	dunking
释义	dunkingn. Brit. /ˈdʌŋkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈdəŋkɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dunk v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < dunk v. + -ing suffix¹. 1. a. The action of dipping food into a drink, soup, or sauce before eating it, esp. of dipping a biscuit, pastry, etc., into tea, coffee, or milk; an instance of this. ΚΠ 1917 N.Y. Tribune 26 Sept. 9/1 Dipping one's bread or toast or cake—especially Zimt-kuchen—is the greatest of German table sports: it is known as Dunking. 1919 Quill Feb. 15 We may briefly state that there are three principal schools of dunking; viz., in hot liquids, in cold liquids, and in gooey substances. 1941 ‘Gypsy Rose Lee’ G-String Murders xv. 232 He was dunking a doughnut, but it didn't look to me as though he had his heart in it. It was absent-minded dunking. 2006 Guardian (Nexis) 22 Apr. (Weekend Suppl.) 101 The end result was a biscuit that benefited from a good dunking. b. The action of immersing someone or something in water, typically for a brief period, or dipping something into a liquid or a granular or powdery substance, esp. so as to coat it; an instance of this. Cf. dunk v. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > condition of being or making wet > action or process of immersing or dipping > [noun] immersionc1450 dunking1933 the world > matter > liquid > condition of being or making wet > action or process of immersing or dipping > [noun] > an instance of dippingc1440 dip1598 dunk1932 dunking1933 1933 Washington Post 2 Dec. 13/1 (heading) Joyriders develop roadster dunking... Car found partly in water, rear wheels on wall. 1940 Chambers's Techn. Dict. 271/2 Dunking, a colloquialism for the process of dipping the [cinematographic] film into chemical solutions for any stage of processing. 1987 D. R. Pardue in J. Black Recent Adv. Conservation & Anal. Artifacts 160/2 After heating, the bar was cooled by dunking in a trough of water. 2008 Fortnight No. 461. 31/1 Stephen gets a dunking in the toilet. 2. Basketball. The action of scoring by dunking the ball into the basket. Cf. dunk v. 4a. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > basketball > [noun] > actions travelling1916 pivot1920 rebounding1926 dunking1935 goaltending1939 boxout1950 rebound1954 screen-and-roll1955 pick-and-roll1960 suicide1965 hang time1969 steal1974 1935 Country Gentleman Feb. 18 (heading) ‘Dunking’ isn't basketball. 1937 F. C. Allen Better Basketball vii. 82 Dunking does not display basketball skill—only height advantage. 1970 P. Axthelm City Game x. 127 Everyone knows that dunking is a trademark of great playground black athletes. And so they took it away. 2006 Charleston (W. Va.) Gaz. 8 Apr. 2 d The negative aspects of dunking do wear down players. Jordan..cut back on dunking because of his knees. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1917
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