dank
adjective
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Definition of dank
: unpleasantly moist or wet
a dank basement
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Examples of dank in a Sentence
vegetables tended to go bad quickly in the dank cellar
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Iris is stuck painting little faces in a dank doll shop owned by a mad old woman. — Ron Charles, Dallas News, "'The Doll Factory' is a page-turning Victorian thriller," 13 Aug. 2019 Iris is stuck painting little faces in a dank doll shop owned by a mad old woman. — Ron Charles Critic, Washington Post, "‘The Doll Factory’ is a guilty pleasure wrapped around a provocative history lesson," 6 Aug. 2019 The dank complex of cement rooms was built in the 1930s to serve as a shelter to ensure city services in the event of bombings that ultimately didn’t occur. — Elaine Ganley, BostonGlobe.com, "An invisible army set the stage for liberation of Paris from Nazis," 22 Aug. 2019 The dank complex of cement rooms was built in the 1930s to serve as a shelter to ensure city services in the event of bombings that ultimately didn’t occur. — Washington Post, "Invisible army set stage for liberation of Paris from Nazis," 22 Aug. 2019 The clay had felt dank and solid in my hand; its weight meant something, somehow. — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, "At the Peabody Essex, exhibition dares museumgoers to trade iPhones for balls of clay," 8 Aug. 2019 Images of a bright sunny day in the seemingly wholesome town of Derry mix with dank shots of Pennywise's domain—the sewers and a funhouse at the local amusement park. — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, "New trailer for IT Chapter Two ratchets up the horror," 18 July 2019 Tiger Woods OWGR: 5 Best Open Championship finish: 1 (2000, 2005, 2006) This year: Masters champion cooled off with the weather, missing the PGA cut and admitting to struggling with the dank weather at Pebble Beach. — Geoff Shackelford, azcentral, "British Open: 10 players to watch this week," 16 July 2019 Biases inform us listeners, too: weirdo biases operate in the dank subterranean chambers of us all, sometimes veering into the deeply dangerous. — Michael Washburn, Longreads, "Tom Petty’s Problematic Album Southern Accents," 9 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'dank.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for dank
dank
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of dank
: wet and cold in a way that is unpleasant
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dank
adjective
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danker;
dankest
Kids Definition of dank
: unpleasantly wet or moist
a dank cave
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