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dunks out

dunks out is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 dunks out

What is dunks out the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Dunks out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of dunk out.

Words near dunks out in the dictionary

  1. Dunklin
  2. Dunklin County
  3. Dunklins
  4. dunks
  5. dunks on
  6. dunks out
  7. Dunkwa
  8. Dunkwa-on-Offin
  9. dunky
  10. Dunlap
  11. Dunlavey

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