as in damp
slightly or moderately wet
vegetables tended to go bad quickly in the dank cellar
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Recent Examples of dank
Winters here are dank and dark enough anyway.
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Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025
From the cool, dank blue-gray tones of Maria’s basement to the clever signage that adorns the schoolroom walls, the production mechanics work to pull viewers further into this high stakes character study.
—Holly Jones, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
Abnormal’s flagship beer, Boss Pour is a blast from our brewing past, a salute to the dank, hop-heavy India Pale Ales that put San Diego on the brewing map.
—Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
DeMarco’s records were easy, loose, and cool, with echoes of Neil Young and Brian Wilson, if they’d been reared on dank memes, legal weed, and back issues of Thrasher.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2025
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There’s also a section to store makeup brushes, plus several mesh pockets for lipsticks and smaller items, and a separate waterproof pocket for damp items.—
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Between the post-holiday doldrums, dry January and the cold, damp weather, the beginning of the new year can often feel like a real drag.—
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Leave the cuttings in place through the following fall, and water regularly to keep the soil evenly moist.—
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With so many insects packed together in moist and dark places — and all closely related, sharing the same genetic vulnerabilities — infections and diseases can quickly pose an enormous threat to the well-being of an ant colony.—
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“Dank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dank. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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