Definition of DUNG

dung

Meanings

Plural: dungs

Noun

  • fecal matter of animals
  • Manure; animal excrement.
  • A type of manure, as from a particular species or type of animal.

Verb

  • fertilize or dress with dung
    • "you must dung the land"
  • defecate; used of animals
  • To fertilize with dung.
  • To immerse or steep, as calico, in a bath of hot water containing cow dung, done to remove the superfluous mordant.
  • To release dung: to defecate.
  • past participle of ding
  • To discard (especially rubbish); to chuck out.

Intj

  • Alternative spelling of dong (“sound of a bell”).

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English dung, dunge, donge, from Old English dung (“dung; excrement; manure”), from Proto-West Germanic *dungu, from Proto-Germanic *dungō (“dung”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰengʰ- (“to cover”).

Synonyms

defecate, droppings, muck

Scrabble Score: 6

dung is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
dung is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
dung is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

dung is a valid Words With Friends word