Thesaurus results for DUNKING

dunking

verb

present participle of dunk

as in dipping

to sink or push (something) briefly into or as if into a liquid dunking a doughnut in one's morning coffee

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Recent Examples of dunking That includes dunking your head into a bowl of ice water to trigger your mammalian dive reflex. — Lennon Sherburne, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026 But this isn't merely a case of taking the company's already bonkers electric supermoto, dunking it in ink and calling it special. — New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2026 McClung prioritizes other aspects of the game before working on his dunks, but the Dunkman league primarily consists of athletes who focus on dunking. — Jason Jones, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 What to serve with pickle dip Set out planks of carrots, cucumbers, and radishes for dunking. — Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Aug. 2026 The 2012 Olympic gold medalist was named to the NBA’s 75th anniversary team in 2021 after snarling, dunking and driving with full force every play, every night. — Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026 Venom dunking Who would win in a basketball game, Spider-Man or his evil doppelgänger Venom? — Owen Carry, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026 O’Neal’s motivation for DUNKMAN was to create a better dunking platform than the NBA’s current version of the Slam Dunk Contest. — Jeff Fedotin, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Submerge the berries in the water-vinegar bath, gently agitate the water with your hand, dunking the berries several times. — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 17 July 2026

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Where casting shines is in quickly dipping into an app without reaching for your phone and unlocking it, like updating a payment in the settlement app Splitwise or sending a quick message in WhatsApp.

— Dominic Preston, The Verge, 12 Oct. 2026
The eyewear brand is dipping its toe into leather goods with a collection built around travel — with one’s eyewear of course.

— Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026

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Like immersing the dogs in beer before putting them on the grill.

— Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2026
Our formula is based on the universal pleasure of solving a mystery, immersing oneself in an adventure, identifying with inspiring characters, and sharing that sense of liberation so characteristic of adolescence.

— Kevin Giraud, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026

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