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dunking out

dunking out is the present participle and gerund of dunk out.

Meaning of dunk out

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To extinguish (a flame or lit cigarette) by dunking it into a liquid.
    • "They'll stall," Walt said and dunked out his cigarette.1998, William Hoffman, Tidewater Blood

Questions about dunking out

What is dunking out the present participle and gerund of?
Dunking out is the present participle and gerund of dunk out.

Words near dunking out in the dictionary

  1. Dunkin' Doughnuts
  2. Dunkineely
  3. dunking
  4. dunking bird
  5. dunking on
  6. dunking out
  7. dunkings
  8. Dunkins
  9. Dunkirk
  10. Dunkirk spirit
  11. Dunkirker

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