Dunking is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Dunking meaning
present participle and gerund of dunk
Using Dunking
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of dunk
- In the example corpus, dunking often appears in combinations such as: dunking on, and dunking, of dunking.
Context around Dunking
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 7 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Dunking
- In this selection, "dunking" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, soriano, tiktok, suddenly, danger, technique and characteristics stand out and add context to how "dunking" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include dedicated to dunking on frat and duo and dunking is a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "dunking" sits close to words such as abating, abstaining and accumulator, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with dunking
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
And then he was dunking. (5 words)
I know everyone is dunking on this, but I’m going to add on. (14 words)
Each round features a different biscuit, challenging contestants' knowledge of each one’s dunking characteristics. (15 words)
Emerging from the cold into the gold light of an early autumn afternoon in the pre-alps must beat dunking yourself in a tub round the back garden next to the wheelie bins, not least when it comes to walking barefoot and breathing exercises. (44 words)
Although the message was written a few years before he would become the second-highest scoring player of all time, the court legend wrote: "In a few years you probably will be dunking on me. (35 words)
Standing at only 5-foot-9 (the average player height today is 6-foot-6.5 inches), he soared above his competitors, dunking over players a foot taller than him. (30 words)
Hosted by the Winona Chamber of Commerce, this event will feature food trucks, vendors, kickball, corn hole tournament, dunking booths, and the fireworks at dark! (25 words)
Example sentences (20)
I know everyone is dunking on this, but I’m going to add on.
I’m more than just gay; I’m also a chronically bitter student journalist dedicated to dunking on frat boys.
I was always dunking on seven-eight feet, so I was practicing for when I had the opportunity when I got older.
Joel Soriano, dunking in a game against Providence on Feb 11, had 16 points and eight rebounds in a road win over Georgetown on Wednesday night.
Sadly, for some migraine sufferers on TikTok, dunking their feet in hot water hasn’t worked.
Similarly, suddenly dunking into a hot water tub on a cold day could cause a rapid blood pressure drop, which again stresses out the heart.
This little guys throw hit the target but didn’t move it enough so Dr Brad was kind enough to push it in dunking the willing dunk participant.
And then he was dunking.
As a result, 43 percent have even become anxious about losing their sweet treats when dipping – with 29 percent confessing they need to perfect their dunking technique.
Each round features a different biscuit, challenging contestants' knowledge of each one’s dunking characteristics.
Emerging from the cold into the gold light of an early autumn afternoon in the pre-alps must beat dunking yourself in a tub round the back garden next to the wheelie bins, not least when it comes to walking barefoot and breathing exercises.
Hosted by the Winona Chamber of Commerce, this event will feature food trucks, vendors, kickball, corn hole tournament, dunking booths, and the fireworks at dark!
It’s exquisitely creamy, full of rich mushroom flavor, and perfect for dunking crackers or batons of bread into on a chilly fall day.
On the flip side, the Rich Tea enters the 'dunking danger zone' after just 8.8 seconds, making it a riskier choice for biscuit enthusiasts.
On this super-hot August day, it was the perfect job for Pinho, and many children scored in dunking her.
Standing at only 5-foot-9 (the average player height today is 6-foot-6.5 inches), he soared above his competitors, dunking over players a foot taller than him.
They are the perfect duo and dunking is a much-loved British tradition that most of us have grown up with.
They've also estimated the 'dunking danger zone' – the point when the biscuit becomes too soggy and begins to break or fall apart.
Young boys didn’t mind dunking themselves in Lake Erie, as my opening image—a postcard from 1905—confirms.
Although the message was written a few years before he would become the second-highest scoring player of all time, the court legend wrote: "In a few years you probably will be dunking on me.
Common combinations with dunking
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- dunking on 12×
- and dunking 3×
- of dunking 3×
- dunking in 2×
- dunking their 2×
- in dunking 2×
- dunking the 2×
- was dunking 2×
- for dunking 2×
- dunking ability 2×