dung

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noun

1
: the feces of an animal : manure
2
: something repulsive
dungy adjective

dung

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verb

dunged; dunging; dungs

transitive verb

: to fertilize or dress with manure

Examples of dung in a Sentence

Noun researchers tracked the wild gorillas by following the piles of dung
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Noun
The resort itself, a modern build of canvas, stone, and walls of concrete mixed with elephant dung (an ode to the pachyderms and a textural accent) has an intimate atmosphere and just 10 suites. Tanveer Badal, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Dec. 2024 Despite the official ban, about 6% of the 1140 sampling events included cattle dung. Bygeoffrey Kamadi, science.org, 10 Sep. 2024
Verb
Hyenas will eat practically anything---from putrid corpses to dung---so donkeys are pretty much a treat. Sarah Zhang, Discover Magazine, 6 Apr. 2012 Moreover, in 2020, communication from the federal government about the pandemic really dung the public wrong. Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 4 July 2021 See all Example Sentences for dung 

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old Norse dyngja manure pile

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of dung was before the 12th century

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“Dung.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dung. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

dung

noun
ˈdəŋ
: waste matter of an animal : manure

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