To make a channel deeper or wider using a dredge.
Used in a Sentence
dredged
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for dredged.
Editorial note
My personal opinion is that wrecks dredged up from swamps and such should be put into museums as is.
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Definitions4
Parts of speech1
Quick take
To make a channel deeper or wider using a dredge.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of dredged gathered in one view.
To bring something to the surface with a dredge.
(transitive, usually with "up") To unearth.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for dredged.
verb
To make a channel deeper or wider using a dredge.
verb
To bring something to the surface with a dredge.
verb
(transitive, usually with "up") To unearth.
verb
(cooking, transitive) To sprinkle (food) with spices or seasonings, using a dredge.
Example sentences
My personal opinion is that wrecks dredged up from swamps and such should be put into museums as is.
Might not the emotions dredged up with such memories lead to wild flights of fancy on occasion?
They bragged how they dredged the entire bay, reinforced the walls with concrete, and so forth.
It's bullshit, it just got dredged up because everyone's been googling about France and Charlie Hebdo.
The locals know, that the floods rose from ditches and rivers that were not dredged.
They referenced him largely of context, cherry picked a quote, and dredged him up primarily for the emotional connotations of his name.
Seems like recently these anti-Google posts are being dredged up at a noticeable rate.
Some failure or embarrassment that is hardly related to the activity at all gets dredged up, not always consciously, and becomes paralytic.
It's really shallow (in some parts due to the deposit of dredged material.
Admins: Please decorate title with year for posts dredged up from the archives.
That sad incident of course, was 25+ years ago now, and is still regularly dredged up to scare the pants off of parents.
Then their lyrics will be dredged and repeated on the news ad nauseam.
Quote examples
Wikipedia at one time had no end of trouble from the "hemp car" enthusiasts, until finally documents were dredged up from the Henry Ford Museum.
I just dredged it up: "Clearly the tech talent shortage can't be that bad, otherwise salaries would be going through the roof.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use dredged in a sentence?
My personal opinion is that wrecks dredged up from swamps and such should be put into museums as is.
What does dredged mean?
To make a channel deeper or wider using a dredge.
What part of speech is dredged?
dredged is commonly used as verb.