dunged; dunging; dungs
: to fertilize or dress with manure
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Noun
researchers tracked the wild gorillas by following the piles of dung
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2025
Hundreds of barefoot pilgrims undertook a parikrama one morning, picking around heaps of cow dung dotting the road.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 5 Jan. 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
Here’s some of what the inspector found: About nine pieces of rodent dung in the lobby behind the drink station counter.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2025
Hundreds of barefoot pilgrims undertook a parikrama one morning, picking around heaps of cow dung dotting the road.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 5 Jan. 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 10 Feb. 2025.
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