dung

noun

ˈdəŋ How to pronounce dung (audio)
Definition of dungnext
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 Actions mattered more than words, and Nuwan’s were as repugnant as elephant dung. — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 20 Feb. 2025 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 With antivenom hard to find in rural areas, some snakebite victims pay traditional healers with a chicken or a small goat to apply herbs, bones and even dung. — Brian Otieno, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dung
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  1. soil
  2. dirt
  3. excrement
Noun
  • Chevron also challenged the costly wetlands restoration project proposed by the parish, which involved removing large amounts of contaminated soil and filling in the swaths fragmented wetlands eroded over the last century.
    — Jack Brook, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2025
  • The Basketball Africa League (BAL) is set to kick off its fifth season today, in Rabat, Morocco—a historic moment as the league plays its inaugural games on Moroccan soil.
    — Sindiswa Mabunda, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Definition of soil
Noun
  • The throw from second baseman Nico Hoerner was coming in just above the dirt.
    — Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Sosa hopped up, dug into the dirt with his left foot and stared at Treinen.
    — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Definition of dirt
Noun
  • The rest of the year, aside from the occasional sunbather, the area is mostly used by geese, who often leave the lawn dotted with their excrement.
    — Kale Williams, Axios, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Yogi Sahu, a resident near Chynoweth Park who had organized with his neighbors to pressure City Hall to act, recalled RV dwellers dumping human excrement into the trains, hanging underwear on trees, playing loud music and stealing packages.
    — Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
Definition of excrement

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