dung

[ duhng ]

/ dʌŋ /

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noun

excrement, especially of animals; manure.

verb (used with object)

to manure (ground) with or as if with dung.

Nearby words

dune buggy, dune-buggy, dunedin, duneland, dunfermline, dung, dung beetle, dung fly, dungannon, dungaree, dungeness

Origin of dung

before 1000; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Low German, German dung; compare Icelandic dyngja heap, dung, Swedish dynga dung, muck, Old High German tunga manuring

Related forms

dung·y, adjective

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Examples from the Web for dungy

Dungy later rejoined the team, at great personal distress, out of a sense of duty.
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Later, as a head coach with Tampa Bay, and then the Indianapolis Colts, Dungy also cut a chaste figure.
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Locksley later said, “I see Coach Dungy being a guy with a wealth of experience and knowledge, not just in football, but in life.”
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But you can also believe that Dungy, having worked in the media glare of the NFL for years, knows that mentoring is not so simple.
The NFL's Spiritual Guru|Bryan Curtis|February 3, 2010|DAILY BEAST

Dungy, who is 54, has always been a defiantly pious figure in the NFL.
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The animals rolled luxuriously in the brown, dungy mixture, and Genesmere made his coffee strong.
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British Dictionary definitions for dungy

dung

/ (dʌŋ) /

noun

excrement, esp of animals; manure
(as modifier)dung cart

something filthy

verb

(tr) to cover (ground) with manure

Derived Forms

dungy, adjective

Word Origin for dung

Old English: prison; related to Old High German tunc cellar roofed with dung, Old Norse dyngja manure heap

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