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dunked

dunked is the simple past and past participle of dunk.

Meaning of dunk

Verb

dunk (third-person singular simple present dunks, present participle dunking, simple past and past participle dunked)

  1. (transitive) To submerge briefly in a liquid.
    • I like to dunk my donut in my apple cider.
  2. (transitive) To set down carelessly.
    • Parents shouldn't just dunk their kids in front of the TV.
  3. (ambitransitive) To put the ball directly downward through the hoop while grabbing onto the rim with power.
    • The center spun quickly and dunked the ball with authority.
  4. (Internet, intransitive) To put down on social media [with on].

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Phrases with dunked

Questions about dunked

What is dunked the simple past and past participle of?
Dunked is the simple past and past participle of dunk.

Words near dunked in the dictionary

  1. dunkables
  2. dunkadoo
  3. dunkadoos
  4. Dunkard
  5. Dunkards
  6. dunked
  7. dunked on
  8. dunked out
  9. dunkel
  10. Dunkelberger
  11. Dunkeld

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