sludge

noun

ˈsləj

: mud, mire

especially : a muddy deposit (as on a riverbed) : ooze

: a muddy or slushy mass, deposit, or sediment: such as

: precipitated solid matter produced by water and sewage treatment processes

: muddy sediment in a steam boiler

: a precipitate or settling (such as a mixture of impurities and acid) from a mineral oil

: slush sense 5

sludgy

ˈslə-jē

adjective

Example Sentences

after a day of heavy rain, the fairgrounds had turned into pure sludge I can't bring myself to read that sludge.

Recent Examples on the Web It’s like a sculptural salvage-job after trawling through a sludge of ocean detritus — festive streamers recovered from waste.

Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2022 Instead of paying for nitrogen and other crop-stimulating nutrients, Dettmering began welcoming truckloads of sewage sludge — a byproduct of human and industrial waste from Chicago and the Cook County suburbs.

Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2022 Only the Greater Los Angeles area distributed more sludge to farmers during the period.

Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2022 Cut to a giant dragon belching devastating sludge onto a battlefield.

Nick Romano, EW.com, 21 July 2022 The star shared the news alongside the track’s abstract cover art, which features Lovato sitting at the base of a circular opening, as black sludge spills out.

Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 29 June 2022 In that plant, too, biosolids have overwhelmed the sewage treatment process, forcing workers to relocate sludge to a separate facility.

Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 22 June 2022 Fifteen years or so ago, when the fjord was toxic sludge, these floating saunas would have been madness.

James Stewart, Robb Report, 23 Apr. 2022 In 2005, residents of Tamaqua Borough, in eastern Pennsylvania, were fighting a plan to dump toxic sludge in an open pit in town.

Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2022 See More

单词	sludgy
释义	sludge noun ˈsləj 1 : mud, mire especially : a muddy deposit (as on a riverbed) : ooze 2 : a muddy or slushy mass, deposit, or sediment: such as a : precipitated solid matter produced by water and sewage treatment processes b : muddy sediment in a steam boiler c : a precipitate or settling (such as a mixture of impurities and acid) from a mineral oil 3 : slush sense 5 sludgy ˈslə-jē adjective Synonyms guck gook mire muck mud ooze slime slop slush See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences after a day of heavy rain, the fairgrounds had turned into pure sludge I can't bring myself to read that sludge. Recent Examples on the Web It’s like a sculptural salvage-job after trawling through a sludge of ocean detritus — festive streamers recovered from waste. Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2022 Instead of paying for nitrogen and other crop-stimulating nutrients, Dettmering began welcoming truckloads of sewage sludge — a byproduct of human and industrial waste from Chicago and the Cook County suburbs. Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2022 Only the Greater Los Angeles area distributed more sludge to farmers during the period. Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2022 Cut to a giant dragon belching devastating sludge onto a battlefield. Nick Romano, EW.com, 21 July 2022 The star shared the news alongside the track’s abstract cover art, which features Lovato sitting at the base of a circular opening, as black sludge spills out. Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 29 June 2022 In that plant, too, biosolids have overwhelmed the sewage treatment process, forcing workers to relocate sludge to a separate facility. Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 22 June 2022 Fifteen years or so ago, when the fjord was toxic sludge, these floating saunas would have been madness. James Stewart, Robb Report, 23 Apr. 2022 In 2005, residents of Tamaqua Borough, in eastern Pennsylvania, were fighting a plan to dump toxic sludge in an open pit in town. Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English slugge, perhaps alteration of slicche mud, slush; akin to Old High German slīh mire First Known Use 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition sludge noun ˈsləj : a soft muddy mass resulting from sewage treatment Medical Definition sludge 1 of 2 noun ˈsləj : a semisolid precipitated mass or deposit biliary sludge especially : sludged blood sludge 2 of 2 intransitive verb sludged; sludging : to form sludge positions that cause blood to sludge L. K. Altman sludgy adjective as in muddy full of or covered with soft wet earth a sludgy riverbed Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance muddy slimy mucky filthy slushy oozy silty miry clayey dirty loamy grimy stained grungy soiled gunky grubby roily impure befouled bedraggled grotty sullied squalid unclean cruddy begrimed foul smutty uncleanly Antonyms & Near Antonyms pristine sparkling clean antiseptic immaculate unsoiled spotless unsullied unstained cleanly spic-and-span squeaky-clean spick-and-span See More
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sludge

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