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View usage for: (dæŋk) adjectiveA dank place, especially an underground place such as a cave, is unpleasantly damp and cold. The kitchen was dank and cheerless. Synonyms: damp, dripping, moist, soggy More Synonyms of dank (dæŋk) adjective(esp of cellars, caves, etc) unpleasantly damp and chilly Derived forms dankly (ˈdankly) adverb dankness (ˈdankness) noun Word origin C14: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Swedish dank marshy spot (dæŋk) adjective disagreeably damp; moist and chilly SIMILAR WORDS: wet Derived forms dankly (ˈdankly) adverb dankness (ˈdankness) noun Word origin ME, akin to ON dǫkk, marshy area, Swed dial. dunken, moist < IE * dhengwo- < base * dhem: see damp Examples of 'dank' in a sentencedank The room was cold and slightly dank.And bright and open plains are mixed up with dank caves.The pictures also show the dank, dark conditions the miners endured for two months.It was followed by fillet steak in a dank, dark sauce made of ancient balsamic vinegar.It was dank and dark.Yesterday we spied her, as her own funeral played out, bereft in a dank cellar.Perhaps we were unlucky, but instead of an open top double-decker we got a dank and dark coach.Place it somewhere cool and bright and out of the sun, but not in some cold, dank corner with no air passing round it. Definition (esp. of cellars or caves) unpleasantly damp and chilly The kitchen was dank and cheerless. Additional synonymsDefinition unpleasantly moist and sticky As you peer down into this pit, the clammy atmosphere rises to meet your skin. Synonyms damp, humid, dank, muggy, closeDefinition slightly damp or wet Wipe off any excess with a clean, moist flannel. Synonyms damp, wet, dripping, rainy, soggy, humid, dank, clammy, dewy, not dry, drizzly, dampish, wettish Definition moist and heavy soggy cheese and tomato sandwiches Synonyms sodden, saturated, moist, heavy, soaked, dripping, waterlogged, sopping, mushy, spongy, pulpy- dangerously
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