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Synonyms: Noun
dirt, doo-doo, dropping, excrement, excreta, feces, ordure, poop, scat, slops, soil, waste
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researchers tracked the wild gorillas by following the piles of dungRecent Examples on the Web: Noun
The convent houses the nearly 800-year-old tomb of Saint Francis, the most poetic of holy men, who thought money was worth less than asses’ dung and inspired a mendicant order. — The Economist, "Popenomics," 7 Sep. 2019 In a rainy summer, Robinson said, the water can wash goose dung into lakes. — Bob Shaw, Twin Cities, "Yuck! Beach closures this summer in Twin Cities blamed on poop-germ," 12 Aug. 2019 The alien dung collection agency The Nexus will eventually host other ways to connect players to each other, as well. — Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, "Sean Murray calls No Man’s Sky Beyond the game’s “2.0” version—we believe it," 9 Aug. 2019 The manure had been held in an anaerobic digester tank, which breaks down dung into biogas that can be used for electricity and fertilizer for farms and agriculture. — oregonlive.com, "Manure spill splashes 300,000 gallons near Tillamook Bay," 23 July 2019 Beetles that had their entire antennae removed, however, rolled their dung balls every which way, as if lost. — Jason Bittel, National Geographic, "Dung beetles have a surprisingly sophisticated way of navigating the world," 24 June 2019 Apart from the camera traps, thousands of wildlife officials covered more than 300,000 miles on foot to collect dung samples and take photographs from thick green canopies. — Kai Schultz, BostonGlobe.com, "India’s wild tiger population rises, despite conflict with humans," 29 July 2019 The deluge of dairy-cow dung caused some of it to enter the port’s stormwater system, which empties into a section of Anderson Creek about 2½ miles from the Tillamook River. — oregonlive.com, "Massive manure spill near Tillamook Bay poses no health risk, state says," 25 July 2019 Officials believe the fire broke out in a farm’s fermenting pile of chicken dung and spread to the surrounding countryside. — Washington Post, "Spain: Major wildfire contained but heat wave remains a risk," 29 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'dung.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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