The process of cleaning, deepening, or widening a waterway by removing mud, sand, and other materials from the bottom.
The harbor required dredging to allow larger ships to dock safely.
The act of bringing up or uncovering something from the past, often used metaphorically.
The journalist's dredging of old scandals caused a stir in the political community.
Matter that has been dredged up from a waterway, such as mud or silt.
The dredgings were transported to a designated disposal area.
dredginggerundium / partizip präsens
Engaged in or relating to the action of dredging.
Dredging vessels cleared the channel ahead of the fleet.
dredgeverb
To clean out the bed of a body of water by scooping out mud, weeds, and rubbish with a dredge.
The workers dredged the river to improve the flow of water.
To bring up or clear something from a river, harbor, or other area of water with a dredge.
They dredged up old shipwrecks from the bottom of the ocean.
To sprinkle or coat food lightly with a powdered substance, such as flour or sugar.
Before frying, dredge the chicken pieces in flour to give them a crispy coating.
To search through or investigate thoroughly in order to locate something, often with great effort; frequently followed by "for" or used with the particle "up".
She dredged her bag for loose change before getting on the bus.
dredgingssubstantiv
Material that is removed from the bottom of a body of water during the process of dredging.
The dredgings from the riverbed were piled up on the shore.
Sediment or debris collected during the dredging process.
The harbor was filled with dredgings that needed to be cleared to allow ships to pass.