dunking

[ duhng-king ]

/ ˈdʌŋ kɪŋ /

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noun

the action of plunging or being plunged into water or other liquid: Learning to canoe cost her several dunkings.

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Origin of dunking

First recorded in 1915–20; dunk + -ing¹

Served in a wire fry basket with terrific hand-cut potatoes, the fish comes to the table sporting a crisp jacket of beer batter and an escort of remoulade for dunking — which we do, until every last crumb is history.
Get your Maryland crab fix at the Point Crab House, along with ace service and a water view|Tom Sietsema|May 14, 2021|Washington Post
Three other women say Freundel had them do “re-dunking” after their conversions.
Women Describe How Top D.C. Rabbi Allegedly Spied on Them in the Nude|Steven I. Weiss|October 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Sen. Paul has been getting a dunking in the media for his flip-flops on foreign policy.
My Coffee Klatch With Rand Paul|P. J. O’Rourke|September 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Dunking does not display basketball skill - only height advantage,” Allen wrote in his 1937 book Better Basketball.
Secret History of the First Dunk|Evin Demirel|February 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Essentially, the problem was too much dunking and basket interference, which was allowed then.
Secret History of the First Dunk|Evin Demirel|February 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In case you (somehow) missed the brutal dunking, here it is again—complete with slow-motion replay.
Amanda Bynes, Lindsay Yenter & More Celebrities’ Week in Hell|Anna Klassen|March 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
More men were ranged in rows along the plastered walls, dunking their heels against the cracked wooden baseboards.
Back Home|Irvin S. Cobb
The dunking is done as rhythmically as the stirring, guests taking regular turns at twirling the fork to keep the cheese swirling.
The Complete Book of Cheese|Robert Carlton Brown
When everything is stirred smooth and bubbling, toss in the kirsch without missing a stroke of the fork and get to dunking.
The Complete Book of Cheese|Robert Carlton Brown
Large, crisp, hot potato chips make a pleasant change for dunking purposes.
The Complete Book of Cheese|Robert Carlton Brown
This is a breakfast treat especially good for dunking in coffee.
Pennsylvania Dutch Cooking|Unknown