dredging
verb
- 1
To make a channel deeper or wider using a dredge.
- 2
To bring something to the surface with a dredge.
- 3
(Usually with up) to unearth.
“to dredge up someone's unsavoury past”
verb
- 1
To sprinkle (food) with spices or seasonings, using a dredge.
“Dredge the meat with the flour mixture you prepared earlier.”
noun
- 1
That which is dredged up.
- 2
The act of using a dredger or excavator to dredge a harbour, river, channel or watercourse.
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