sludge
pronunciation
How to pronounce sludge in British English:
UK [slʌdʒ]
How to pronounce sludge in American English:
US [slʌdʒ]
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- Noun:
- the precipitate produced by sewage treatment
- any thick messy substance
Word Origin
- sludge (n.)
- "mud, mire, ooze," 1640s, of uncertain origin, possibly a variant of Middle English slutch "mud, mire," or a variant of slush (n.).
Example
- 1. The sludge is laden with heavy metals which can be carcinogenic .
- 2. The sludge has huge implications for the area and guatemala .
- 3. " Last week was the first time we slept in our new bed with my eight-month pregnant wife who was taken to hospital with burns from the sludge , " he said .
- 4. Her unique solution is not to get rid of wastewater and fecal sludge , but to value them .
- 5. These expanded granular sludge bed ( egsb ) reactors rely on the bacteria staying in the tank but high-solid waste would push them out .