manured; manuring
manurer
noun
: material that fertilizes land
especially
: refuse of stables and barnyards consisting of livestock excreta with or without litter
Examples of manure in a Sentence
Noun
a bag of cow manure
fertilizers made from animal manures
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Kenny Torrella, Vox, 13 Jan. 2025
Bailey and other Nelsonville residents were profiled in a Wausau Daily Herald story in 2020 about their fears that manure from a CAFO about a mile from the small Portage County community was leaching nitrogen into their groundwater.
—Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2024
Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 17 Oct. 2025
One day, his dad, Brian (Palin), shares an old recipe involving rainwater, horse manure and alchemy to create Homunculi – magical prophesying spirits that can predict the future.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Hundreds of millions of additional IRA dollars could be dished out to manure biogas projects over the next few years, according to Farm Forward.
—Kenny Torrella, Vox, 13 Jan. 2025
Bailey and other Nelsonville residents were profiled in a Wausau Daily Herald story in 2020 about their fears that manure from a CAFO about a mile from the small Portage County community was leaching nitrogen into their groundwater.
—Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2024
Noun
It can also be spread indirectly through manure, equipment, vehicles, egg flats, crates, clothing and shoes, water and, potentially, feed.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 17 Oct. 2025
One day, his dad, Brian (Palin), shares an old recipe involving rainwater, horse manure and alchemy to create Homunculi – magical prophesying spirits that can predict the future.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Manure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manure. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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manure
1 of 2 verb
ma·nure
mə-ˈn(y)u̇(ə)r 
manured; manuring
: to enrich by applying manure
manure a field
manure
2 of 2 noun
: material that fertilizes land
especially
: bodily waste from birds and animals in stables and barnyards with or without litter
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