degunk

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UK/diːˈɡʌŋk/UK/diːˈɡʊŋk/

verb

To remove gunk from.

OriginEnglish gunk ← Latin dē- ← Proto-Italic *dē →
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Meanings

verbdegunk (third-person singular simple present degunks, present participle degunking, simple past and past participle degunked)

present singular third person degunks · participle present degunking · participle past degunked · past degunked

  1. informaltransitiveTo remove gunk from.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
ungunk

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Englishgunk
  8. Englishdegunk

From de- + gunk.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with degunk

trunkfunkjunkunchunkchunkbunkdunkshrunksplunkcrunkthunkdebunkgunkplunkflunkslunkkerplunkfrunkspelunk
All rhymes →

Anagrams

gedunk
Cite this entry
APA

degunk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/degunk

MLA

“degunk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/degunk. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “degunk,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/degunk.

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