dung

verb

dunged; dunging; dungs
Synonyms of dungnext

transitive verb

: to fertilize or dress with manure

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Moreover, in 2020, communication from the federal government about the pandemic really dung the public wrong. Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 4 July 2021 Hyenas will eat practically anything---from putrid corpses to dung---so donkeys are pretty much a treat. Sarah Zhang, Discover Magazine, 6 Apr. 2012 See All Example Sentences for dung

Word History

First Known Use

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 9 Jun. 2026.

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dung

noun
ˈdəŋ
: waste matter of an animal : manure

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