Present participle of 'dung': the act of applying dung or manure to land as fertilizer, or soiling with dung.
From 'dung' (Old English dung) as a verb + '-ing' (present participle suffix). Describes an ongoing or habitual farming practice.
Dunging was such a regular farm activity that it needed its own continuous form—imagine saying 'I am dunging the north field' as a normal daily activity, which shows how language reflects the rhythms of pre-industrial work.
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