as in soil
solid matter discharged from an animal's alimentary canal
researchers tracked the wild gorillas by following the piles of dung
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Recent Examples of dung
And like the wildebeest, bison dung packs a nutritional punch when deposited across the landscape.
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Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 29 Aug. 2025
Mongabay said two dogs, Yagi and Quinn, found the dung in two days.
—Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
However, when a movie shows the dung coming out of a dog, cat, bird, or another critter with four legs and/or wings, then it’s typically ingested for laughs.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2025
Matthiesson slept in makeshift shelters and built fires out of yak dung, one of the few flammable materials available at this altitude—plants only exist as memories.
—Kate McMahon, AFAR Media, 13 Aug. 2025
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Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 29 Aug. 2025
Mongabay said two dogs, Yagi and Quinn, found the dung in two days.
—Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
However, when a movie shows the dung coming out of a dog, cat, bird, or another critter with four legs and/or wings, then it’s typically ingested for laughs.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2025
Matthiesson slept in makeshift shelters and built fires out of yak dung, one of the few flammable materials available at this altitude—plants only exist as memories.
—Kate McMahon, AFAR Media, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dung
Noun
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Let soak, encouraging sand and soil to sink, before removing.—
Rebecca Firkser,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Mar. 2026
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For instance, caddisfly larvae stabilize riverbeds, earthworms are essential for soil fertility, and burrowing animals enhance soil infiltration.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
22 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Currently, faint white lines outline soccer fields, dirt lots serve as baseball diamonds and a playground sits under a green awning.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
21 Mar. 2026
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The boats will be returning to McCovey Cove, the garlic is being freshly chopped for the fries, and the gorgeous, unmistakable mix of grass, dirt, brick, wind and water at Oracle Park is nearly ready to welcome us back for another season of Giants baseball.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
21 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Roach excrement was on a wall next to the three-compartment sink.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2026
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The alternative is open defecation – finding a secluded place despite the personal risks and the potential health consequences of untreated human excrement.—
Kamala Thiagarajan,
NPR,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Dung.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dung. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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