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Dunked vs Duned - What's the difference?

dunked | duned |

As a verb dunked

is (dunk).

As an adjective duned is

(geology) featuring or formed into dunes.

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.

    Related terms

    * dunk tank * reverse dunk * slam dunk * thunderdunk

    See also

    * alley oop * jam * slam ----

    duned

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (geology) Featuring or formed into dunes.
  • * 1912 , William Mumford Gregory, Geological report on Arenac County , Issue 11, page 76,
    • The banks are duned and are nearly 40 feet above the lake.
  • * 1971 , , The Geophysical Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society , Volume 22, page 153,
    • These are related to positioning of the meter array on the form of the duned bed.
  • * 1975 , Joel S. Watkins, Michael L. Bottino, Marie Morisawa, Our Geological Environment , page 226,
    • Duned coasts appear where sand accumulates on a beach faster than the waves can move the material alongshore.