dunged; dunging; dungs
: 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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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 26 June 2025
Ndebele art involves geometric motifs painted on the walls of houses using dung, limestone, red clays, soot, ash, and other natural pigments.
—Percy Zvomuya, Artforum, 1 June 2025
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
The inspector counted over 30 little hunks of rodent dung behind the chest freezers, and another 15 under dry storage shelves.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 26 June 2025
Ndebele art involves geometric motifs painted on the walls of houses using dung, limestone, red clays, soot, ash, and other natural pigments.
—Percy Zvomuya, Artforum, 1 June 2025
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 14 Jul. 2025.
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