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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According to ZamZows, most Idahoans have a mix of sandy and clay soil, which can both cause problems in the garden.—
McClatchy,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Apr. 2026
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Bright light, lower humidity, and warmer temperatures can cause soil to dry out more quickly, requiring more frequent watering.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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When the populist demagogue Willie Stark orders Burden, journalist turned gumshoe, to dig up dirt on a local judge, Burden demurs; certainly there are no skeletons in the office of the good judge.—
Brenda Wineapple,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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Body oil, dust, soap deposits, dirt and grime from your body that doesn’t make it down the drain can accumulate in tubs and showers that aren’t cleaned on a very regular basis.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Authorities say surveillance footage of the cell showed that the legal papers were neatly stacked and no human excrement lined the cell walls.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Mar. 2026
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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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“Dung.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dung. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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