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dunk

(dʌŋk)

Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense dunks, present participle dunking, past tense, past participle dunked

1. verb

If you dunk something such as a biscuit or a piece of bread in a drink or in soup, you dip it into the drink or soup before eating it.

Many people dunk their foods in coffee, tea or milk. [V n in n]

2. verb

If you dunk something in a liquid, you put it in the liquid, especially for a particular purpose and for a short time.

Dunk new plants in a bucket of water for an hour or so before planting. [VERB noun + in]

dunk in British English

(dʌŋk)

verb

to dip (bread, etc) in tea, soup, etc, before eating

to submerge or be submerged in liquid

Derived forms

dunker (ˈdunker)

noun

Word origin

C20: from Pennsylvania Dutch, from Middle High German dunken, from Old High German dunkōn; see duck2, tinge

dunk in American English

(dʌŋk)

verb transitive

to dip (bread, cake, etc.) into coffee or other liquid before eating it

to immerse in a liquid for a short time

3. Basketball

to put (the ball) into the basket by means of a dunk shot

noun

a dunking; immersion

dunk shot

Word origin

Ger tunken, to steep, dip, soak < OHG dunchôn: for IE base see tinge

Examples of 'dunk' in a sentence
dunk

The idea is to dunk and devour.So say boffins claiming to have carried out the most rigorous dunk test yet.Dunk each side of sandwich in milk and allow excess to drip off.

Chinese translation of 'dunk'

dunk

(dʌŋk)

vt

把 ... 浸一浸 (bǎ ... jìn yī jìn)

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释义	Trends of dunk View usage for: dunk (dʌŋk) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense dunks, present participle dunking, past tense, past participle dunked 1. verb If you dunk something such as a biscuit or a piece of bread in a drink or in soup, you dip it into the drink or soup before eating it. Many people dunk their foods in coffee, tea or milk. [V n in n] 2. verb If you dunk something in a liquid, you put it in the liquid, especially for a particular purpose and for a short time. Dunk new plants in a bucket of water for an hour or so before planting. [VERB noun + in] dunk in British English (dʌŋk) verb 1. to dip (bread, etc) in tea, soup, etc, before eating 2. to submerge or be submerged in liquid Derived forms dunker (ˈdunker) noun Word origin C20: from Pennsylvania Dutch, from Middle High German dunken, from Old High German dunkōn; see duck2, tinge dunk in American English (dʌŋk) US verb transitive 1. to dip (bread, cake, etc.) into coffee or other liquid before eating it 2. to immerse in a liquid for a short time 3. Basketball to put (the ball) into the basket by means of a dunk shot noun 4. a dunking; immersion 5. dunk shot Word origin Ger tunken, to steep, dip, soak < OHG dunchôn: for IE base see tinge Examples of 'dunk' in a sentence dunk The idea is to dunk and devour. Times, Sunday Times (2008) So say boffins claiming to have carried out the most rigorous dunk test yet. The Sun (2016) Dunk each side of sandwich in milk and allow excess to drip off. The Sun (2014) Chinese translation of 'dunk' dunk (dʌŋk) vt 把 ... 浸一浸 (bǎ ... jìn yī jìn) Nearby words of dunk dung dungarees dungeon dunk duplex duplicate durable
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