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Danked vs Dunked - What's the difference?

danked | dunked |

As verbs the difference between danked and dunked

is that danked is past tense of dank while dunked is past tense of dunk.

danked

English

Verb

(head)
  • (dank)

  • dank

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To moisten, dampen; used of mist, dew etc.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • Moisture; humidity; water.
  • A small silver coin formerly used in Persia.
  • Adjective

    (er)
  • dark, damp and humid.
  • The dank cave was chilly and spooky.
  • * Milton
  • Now that the fields are dank and ways are mire.
  • * Trench
  • Cheerless watches on the cold, dank ground.
  • (figuratively) highly potent
  • That was very dank marijuana.

    Derived terms

    * dankly * dankness

    Anagrams

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    dunked

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (dunk)

  • dunk

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To submerge briefly in a liquid.
  • I like to dunk my donut in my coffee.
  • To set down carelessly.
  • Parents shouldn't just dunk their kids in front of the TV.
  • (ambitransitive, basketball) To put the ball directly downward through the hoop while grabbing onto the rim with power.
  • The center spun quickly and dunked the ball with authority.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of dunking, particularly in basketball.
  • The point guard threaded a pass with pinpoint precision to the power forward for an easy dunk.

    See also

    * alley oop * jam * slam ----