1. the act of dipping something into a liquid or scoring by dunking a basketball

1. to dip or immerse something briefly into a liquid
2. to dunk a basketball through the hoop with force
Usage: sports

Examples

• She was dunking her cookie in milk.
• He enjoyed dunking donuts in his coffee every morning.
• The player was dunking the ball repeatedly during the game.
• Dunking is one of the most exciting plays in basketball.
• They were dunking their bread in olive oil.
• He practiced dunking to improve his vertical jump.