Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dunk out

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.54 in modern English

Syllables
dunk out
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To extinguish (a flame or lit cigarette) by dunking it into a liquid.

Transitive verb

verb

Misconstruction of dump out (“empty a container by turning its contents out over a surface”).

verb

Misconstruction of duck out.

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

dunks out (present, singular) dunking out (participle, present) dunked out (participle, past) dunked out (past)

Questions

What does dunk out mean?
To extinguish (a flame or lit cigarette) by dunking it into a liquid.

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