dunkverb [ T ]
uk/dʌŋk/us/dʌŋk/dunk verb [ T ] (INTO LIQUID)
to put a biscuit, piece of bread, etc. into a liquid such as tea, coffee, or soup for a short time before eating it:
She dunked a biscuit in her coffee.
informal to put something into liquid for a short time:
Dunk the sponge in water every once in a while to stop it from drying out.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Biting, chewing & swallowing
- bite
- champ
- chew
- chomp
- crunch
- gnaw
- lick
- masticate
- mastication
- munch
- nibble
- peck
- peck at sth
- rumination
- suck
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Enclosing, surrounding and immersing
dunk verb [ T ] (BASKETBALL)
US to slam-dunk
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Basketball, netball & volleyball
- airball
- backboard
- basket
- basketball
- beach volleyball
- center circle
- double-team
- free throw
- game ball
- inbounds pass
- netball
- shoot
- slam dunk
- spike
- volleyball