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dunking

UK
/ˈdʌŋkɪŋ/
US
/ˈdʌŋkɪŋ/

Translations

dunkingnoun
dunkings
pl
trempageAction de tremper brièvement un aliment dans un liquide.
He enjoyed the dunking of his cookies into milk before eating them.
Il aimait le trempage de ses biscuits dans le lait avant de les manger.
Additional translations
dunkBasket-ball.
Synonyms
dipping
submersion
immersion
plunging
dunkingadjective
more dunking
Comp.
most dunking
Super.
UK
/ˈdʌŋkɪŋ/
US
/ˈdʌŋkɪŋ/
Used attributively before a noun, e.g., "dunking contest".
de dunkBasket-ball.
The players prepared for the dunking contest at halftime.
Les joueurs se sont préparés pour le concours de dunk à la mi-temps.
Synonyms
soakable
submersible
immersible
dippable
dunkable
dunkverb

dunking

Gerund

dunked
Past Simple
dunked
Past Participle
dunking
Gerund
UK
/dʌŋk/
US
/dʌŋk/
She likes to dunk her cookies in milk before eating them.
Elle aime tremper ses biscuits dans du lait avant de les manger.
dunkerBasket-ball.
He managed to dunk the ball in the final seconds of the game.
Il a réussi à dunker le ballon dans les dernières secondes du match.
Synonyms
dip
immerse
plunge
submerge
splash

Definitions

dunkingnoun
The act of submerging something briefly in a liquid, especially food into a beverage.
He enjoyed the dunking of his cookies into milk before eating them.
The act of scoring by putting the ball directly through the basket with one or both hands in basketball.
His impressive dunking during the game earned him a standing ovation from the crowd.
dunkingadjective
Relating to or intended for the action of dunking, especially in basketball.
The players prepared for the dunking contest at halftime.
dunkverb
To dip something quickly into a liquid and then take it out again.
She likes to dunk her cookies in milk before eating them.
To score by shooting the ball down through the basket with the hands above the rim in basketball.
He managed to dunk the ball in the final seconds of the game.
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