dunking

American  

[duhng-king] / ˈdʌŋ kɪŋ /

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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Etymology

Origin of dunking

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

Example Sentences

We’d built it up with brush and pine knots to dry out these two, and Charlie’s dunking seemed some solace to Lloyd.

From Literature

After securing victory with a service winner, Sabalenka celebrated by dunking her head in an ice cooler.

From BBC

Meadowlark busies herself next to me, squeezing lemon and dunking her tea bag in and out of the mug of hot water.

From Literature

Here he is dunking in 2024 before singing with the jazz band.

From Los Angeles Times

I tore through half a bottle in a week—drizzling it over salads, spooning it onto seafood, and, of course, dunking torn-up hunks of crusty French bread.

From Salon