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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Kevin Gepford, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025
Ancient Egyptians also revered dung beetles because the rolling of the dung balls reminded them of the sun god rolling the sun across the sky, according to the Israel Museum.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 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 dung heap is being dismantled by a scrum of hermit crabs.
—Kevin Gepford, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025
Ancient Egyptians also revered dung beetles because the rolling of the dung balls reminded them of the sun god rolling the sun across the sky, according to the Israel Museum.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 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 21 May. 2025.
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