dung
1 of 2noun
ˈdəŋ 
1
: the feces of an animal : manure
2
: something repulsive
dungy
ˈdəŋ-ē
adjective dung
2 of 2verb
dunged; dunging; dungs
transitive verb
: to fertilize or dress with manure
intransitive verb
: defecate
Synonyms
Noun
- dirt
- doo-doo
- dropping
- excrement
- excreta
- feces
- ordure
- poop
- scat
- slops
- soil
- waste
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Example Sentences
Noun researchers tracked the wild gorillas by following the piles of dung
Recent Examples on the Web
Natasha D'souza, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2022 More than 800 miles from Los Angeles — on ranchland littered with so much cow dung it’s hard not to step in it — the pastel-green hills are studded with wind giants. Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2022 Cow dung fires, a common practice in various regions in India, may have acted as a vehicle for India’s mucormycosis epidemic of 2021, a new study now suggests. Manavi Kapur, Quartz, 6 Apr. 2022 Manufacturers also would not be allowed to use dung or woodchips to cultivate the mushrooms or make synthetic psilocybin. oregonlive, 14 Feb. 2022 Though they have been labeled plants, fungi and even animals in the past, the protists coat wet and frequently decaying surfaces such as dead trees, leaf litter and even dung, often as single cells. Leslie Nemo, Scientific American, 6 Jan. 2022 In the past, most pollution deaths stemmed from indoor and household air pollution, caused by fine particles of soot released from indoor stoves burning wood or dung. Kasha Patel, Washington Post, 17 May 2022 For the baboon studies, Dr. Wasser used hormones from animal dung to help understand their reproductive successes or failures. Dean Paton, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Apr. 2022 Most of the waste material generated in the village is biodegradable, and the community recycles it by making manure or using livestock dung as fuel. Nell Lewis, CNN, 13 Oct. 2021 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 4 July 2021 See More
Noun
The use of pads is a public health win in a nation where women have historically used cloth scraps, mud, and even cow dung to absorb menstrual blood. Natasha D'souza, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2022 More than 800 miles from Los Angeles — on ranchland littered with so much cow dung it’s hard not to step in it — the pastel-green hills are studded with wind giants. Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2022 Cow dung fires, a common practice in various regions in India, may have acted as a vehicle for India’s mucormycosis epidemic of 2021, a new study now suggests. Manavi Kapur, Quartz, 6 Apr. 2022 Manufacturers also would not be allowed to use dung or woodchips to cultivate the mushrooms or make synthetic psilocybin. oregonlive, 14 Feb. 2022 Though they have been labeled plants, fungi and even animals in the past, the protists coat wet and frequently decaying surfaces such as dead trees, leaf litter and even dung, often as single cells. Leslie Nemo, Scientific American, 6 Jan. 2022 In the past, most pollution deaths stemmed from indoor and household air pollution, caused by fine particles of soot released from indoor stoves burning wood or dung. Kasha Patel, Washington Post, 17 May 2022 For the baboon studies, Dr. Wasser used hormones from animal dung to help understand their reproductive successes or failures. Dean Paton, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Apr. 2022 Most of the waste material generated in the village is biodegradable, and the community recycles it by making manure or using livestock dung as fuel. Nell Lewis, CNN, 13 Oct. 2021 Verb
Moreover, in 2020, communication from the federal government about the pandemic really dung the public wrong. Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 4 July 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old Norse dyngja manure pile
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
Phrases Containing dung
Kids Definition
dung
noun
ˈdəŋ
: solid waste matter from an animal
dung
noun
as in soil
solid matter discharged from an animal's alimentary canal researchers tracked the wild gorillas by following the piles of dung Synonyms & Similar Words
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