dunged; dunging; dungs
: to fertilize or dress with manure
Examples of dung in a Sentence
Noun
researchers tracked the wild gorillas by following the piles of dung
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Huntley Woods, EW.com, 1 July 2025
Rodent dung found on pet food shelves at a Fort Lauderdale Family Dollar
951 Sunrise Blvd., Fort Lauderdale
Inspector Timothy O’Neil slapped a Stop-Use Order on the pet food aisle of the Fort Lauderdale store at 951 Sunrise Blvd.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 11 May 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
When not elbow-deep in dino dung or outrunning raptors, Laura Dern's heartfelt performance in Jurassic Park shows why women really deserve to inherit the Earth — and all of the acting awards.
—Huntley Woods, EW.com, 1 July 2025
Rodent dung found on pet food shelves at a Fort Lauderdale Family Dollar
951 Sunrise Blvd., Fort Lauderdale
Inspector Timothy O’Neil slapped a Stop-Use Order on the pet food aisle of the Fort Lauderdale store at 951 Sunrise Blvd.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 11 May 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 19 Jul. 2025.
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