dunk
To submerge briefly in a liquidTo submerge briefly in a liquid.
» It looks like a slam dunk.
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)To submerge briefly in a liquid.
I like to dunk my donut in my apple cider.
tunken, eintunken
мака́тьmakátʹ, мокну́тьmoknútʹ, окуна́тьokunátʹ
immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
(transitive)To set down carelessly.
Parents shouldn't just dunk their kids in front of the TV.
(ambitransitive)To put the ball directly downward through the hoop while grabbing onto the rim with power.
The center spun quickly and dunked the ball with authority.
(Internet, intransitive)To put down on social media [with on].
Examples
14 sentencesIt looks like a slam dunk.
I often dunk crispbread into my tea.
deIch stippe oft das Knäckebrot in den Tee.
Tom dunked his croissant into his coffee.
deTom tunkte sein Hörnchen in seinen Kaffee.
He dunked the cookie into the milk.
Tom likes to dunk his biscuit in his coffee.
ruТом любит макать печенье в кофе.
deTom tunkt seine Kekse gern in seinen Kaffee.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From Pennsylvania German dunke, from Middle High German dunken, from Old High German dunkōFrom Pennsylvania German dunke, from Middle High German dunken, from Old High German dunkōn (“to dip, submerge, dunk”), from Proto-West Germanic *þunkōn (“to make wet”), possibly from Proto-Germanic *þunkōną, from Proto-Indo-European *teng- (“to moisten, wet”).
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Forms
dunks, dunking, dunked, dunkedPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle