Dunk means to dip or submerge something in liquid or something like a liquid. More specifically, it can refer to dipping foods into liquids or sauces or dips, like dunking a doughnut into coffee before eating it (but not for so long that it gets too soggy and part of it falls in—it’s a delicate process).

to put a cookie, piece of bread, etc. into a liquid such as tea, coffee, or soup for a short time before eating it: dunk something in something She dunked acookie in her coffee. informal to put something into liquid for a short time: dunk something in something Dunk the sponge in water every once in a while to stop it from drying out.

DUNK meaning: 1 : to dip (food) quickly into a liquid (such as coffee or milk) while eating; 2 : to push (someone or something) under water or other liquid for a short amount of time

dunk From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Food, Swimming, Other sports dunk /dʌŋk/ verb 1 [ transitive] to quickly put something into a liquid and take it out again, especially something you are eating Jill dunked her ginger biscuit in her tea.