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dunking

[duhng-king]

noun

  1. the action of plunging or being plunged into water or other liquid.

    Learning to canoe cost her several dunkings.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of dunking1

First recorded in 1915–20; dunk + -ing 1
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Example Sentences

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“You got better. You don’t just get better. Comedy is like sports. Nobody starts dunking at 60 years old.”

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Diop, who doesn’t speak much English, said he likes blocking shots more than dunking.

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The Lakers had a chance to force overtime, but they couldn’t get the inbound pass to Reaves, with Russell Westbrook getting the steal and dunking in the final seconds.

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Diop, who doesn’t speak much English and is 17 years old, said he likes blocking shots more than dunking.

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Nothing brings the left and right together quite like dunking on Matthew Yglesias.

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