jungle
noun
a wild land overgrown with dense vegetation, often nearly impenetrable, especially tropical vegetation or a tropical rainforest.
jungled
-
a word derived from
jungle.
Example Sentences
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Then there are the overseas territories, which require France to post immigration officers across 12 time zones, including France’s longest border, the jungled 450 miles between French Guyana and Brazil.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Simply entering the winding collection of backstreets at the base of a jungled hillside was impossible without the gang's prior approval.
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2025
He has spent 20 years scouring the rocky crags and jungled hills around Bamban, north of Manila, and recovered still-loaded machine guns and other artifacts.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2023
On misty mornings, the whole jungled mass appears to float.
From New York Times ● Nov. 15, 2022
At night he jungled up with wandering men in the camping places on the fringes of towns.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
