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dunking

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.69 in modern English

Syllables
dunk-ing
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of dunk

noun

The act or process of briefly submerging or immersing an object or person in a liquid, as in dunking a cookie in milk, or dunking a playmate in the swimming pool.

noun

Forcefully thrusting the ball through the basket from above.

Inflected Forms

dunkings (plural)

Phrases

dunking bird

Questions

What does dunking mean?
present participle and gerund of dunk

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