dunged; dunging; dungs
: to fertilize or dress with manure
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Noun
researchers tracked the wild gorillas by following the piles of dung
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Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 30 Oct. 2024
Homes are made of mud and dung, sandals are made of recycled tires, and there are taboos against cutting down live trees and eating wildlife.
—Christine Ro, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
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
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Noun
To paint a clearer picture of the park’s past, researchers from multiple universities analyzed the steroids present in animal dung — unearthed from lake sediments that range from around 238 B.C. to the present day.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 30 Oct. 2024
Homes are made of mud and dung, sandals are made of recycled tires, and there are taboos against cutting down live trees and eating wildlife.
—Christine Ro, Forbes, 9 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
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“Dung.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dung. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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