dunking

[duhng-king]

noun

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

   Learning to canoe cost her several dunkings.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dunking¹

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

Example Sentences

He starts each morning by folding his hands in prayer, dunking his face in a sink full of ice water afterward.

From Salon

"It feels like a big undertaking but you're just slicing bread, you're dunking it in some eggs, and calling it a day."

From BBC

We banged out meals for a while, Lydia amusing us with her usual patter, Tommy dunking clams and shrimp into hot grease, the usual ebb and flow of a busy kitchen.

From Salon

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

From Salon

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

From Los Angeles Times