How Do You Spell DREDGE?

Pronunciation: [dɹˈɛd͡ʒ] (IPA)

The word "dredge" is spelled as /drɛdʒ/. The first syllable is pronounced as "dred," with a short "e" sound, followed by the "j" sound in "judge." The "e" in the second syllable is pronounced with a short "e" sound, and the "g" is pronounced with a soft "j" sound. To dredge means to clean or deepen a waterway, usually by scooping out mud, silt, or debris with a special machine or tool, like a dredger or dredging bucket.

DREDGE Meaning and Definition

1. Dredge is a transitive verb that refers to the process of removing debris, sediment, or other unwanted materials from the bottom of a body of water. It usually involves using specialized equipment or machinery called a dredger or dredge to scoop or suck up the material and then transport it somewhere else. This action serves to deepen waterways, rivers, canals, or harbors, making them navigable or increasing their capacity.

   In a broader sense, dredging can also involve excavating material from the seabed or other areas for various purposes, such as creating land or extracting valuable resources. It may be carried out for construction projects, mining operations, environmental restoration, or even archaeological endeavors.

   Additionally, dredge can also be used as a noun to describe the machinery or equipment used in dredging operations. A typical dredge consists of a large bucket or scoop attached to a device that lifts and moves the material.

   Metaphorically, the term "dredge" is sometimes employed in non-aquatic contexts to describe the act of bringing up or excavating unpleasant or forgotten memories, experiences, or emotions. This usage implies a process of uncovering or unearthing things that were buried or hidden.

   Overall, dredge primarily refers to the action and machinery involved in removing unwanted materials from the bottom of water bodies while also having broader applications related to excavation and retrieval.

2. • A net or drag for being dragged along the bottom of water for taking oysters, flat-fish, &c.

   • To catch, take, or gather with a dredge; to deepen with a machine, as the bed of a river.

   • To scatter flour, &c., on meat while roasting.

   • A mixture of oats and barley sown together; dredging-box, a box used for scattering flour over meat-generally called a dredger.

   Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.

Common Misspellings for DREDGE

• dregee
• brudge
• brdge
• reidge
• dreggs
• dreege
• drenage
• damdge
• dregde
• tredges
• dreeges
• briedge
• damedge
• fredge
• freege
• freadge
• regge
• reuge
• frdge
• druge
• dreged
• drouge
• frege
• frudge
• tredie
• areage
• dreee
• tredged
• arede
• drewee
• drege
• gredge
• bregge
• drette
• draedge
• cregge
• drenne
• dremie
• aredge
• dregen
• gredie
• fredee
• dredgf
• repge
• drdgo
• krede
• Dreaae
• Driege
• Dreste
• Dreage
• dresie
• dregge
• Dredyl
• Predle
• Dyredre
• Uredoe
• Drecye
• noregge
• Crebge
• Dreagey
• Dreegee
• Dremae
• dredgup
• drerse

Etymology of DREDGE

The word dredge has its roots in Middle English and can be traced back to the Old English verb dragian, which meant to draw, pull, or drag. Over time, the word evolved and eventually became dreggie in Middle English, which was used to describe a tool or device used for dredging. In the early 17th century, dredge emerged as the noun meaning a machine for dredging, and later on, it also took on the verb form meaning to clean or deepen a waterway by scooping out mud, sand, or rubbish. The term dgrade in French and dregg in Dutch are also related to the word dredge.

Idioms with the word DREDGE

• dredge up sth The idiom "dredge up something" means to bring up or recall something from the past, especially something unpleasant or forgotten. It refers to bringing back memories or information that may have been buried, like dredging the seabed to bring up objects from the bottom.
• dredge sm or sth The idiom "dredge something or someone" means to bring up or gather information, memories, or emotions that were buried or forgotten. It refers to the act of excavating and removing sediment or debris from the bottom of a body of water using a dredge. As an idiom, it implies the act of searching or uncovering something hidden or obscured.
• dredge up The idiom "dredge up" refers to the act of recalling or bringing up something from the past, usually something unpleasant or forgotten. It often involves memories, emotions, or information that were buried or hidden away.
• dredge someone or something The idiom "dredge someone or something" means to bring up, uncover, or search for someone or something that has been forgotten, overlooked, hidden, or buried, usually in the context of retrieving information or memories. It can also refer to physically removing silt or debris from a body of water using a dredging machine.

Similar spelling words for DREDGE

• dodge,
• dregs,
• ridge,
• dredger,
• drudging,
• drag,
• drudge,
• drudgery,
• dredge up,
• trudge,
• drug.

Plural form of DREDGE is DREDGES

Conjugate verb Dredge

CONDITIONAL PERFECT

I would have dredged

you would have dredged

he/she/it would have dredged

we would have dredged

they would have dredged

I would have dredge

you would have dredge

he/she/it would have dredge

we would have dredge

they would have dredge

CONDITIONAL PERFECT PROGRESSIVE

I would have been dredging

you would have been dredging

he/she/it would have been dredging

we would have been dredging

they would have been dredging

CONDITIONAL PRESENT

I would dredge

you would dredge

he/she/it would dredge

we would dredge

they would dredge

CONDITIONAL PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

I would be dredging

you would be dredging

he/she/it would be dredging

we would be dredging

they would be dredging

FUTURE

I will dredge

you will dredge

he/she/it will dredge

we will dredge

they will dredge

FUTURE CONTINUOUS

I will be dredging

you will be dredging

he/she/it will be dredging

we will be dredging

they will be dredging

FUTURE PERFECT

I will have dredged

you will have dredged

he/she/it will have dredged

we will have dredged

they will have dredged

FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I will have been dredging

you will have been dredging

he/she/it will have been dredging

we will have been dredging

they will have been dredging

IMPERATIVE

you dredge

we let´s dredge

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

to dredge

PAST CONTINUOUS

I was dredging

you were dredging

he/she/it was dredging

we were dredging

they were dredging

PAST PARTICIPLE

dredged

PAST PERFECT

I had dredged

you had dredged

he/she/it had dredged

we had dredged

they had dredged

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I had been dredging

you had been dredging

he/she/it had been dredging

we had been dredging

they had been dredging

PRESENT

I dredge

you dredge

he/she/it dredges

we dredge

they dredge

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

I am dredging

you are dredging

he/she/it is dredging

we are dredging

they are dredging

PRESENT PARTICIPLE

dredging

PRESENT PERFECT

I have dredged

you have dredged

he/she/it has dredged

we have dredged

they have dredged

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I have been dredging

you have been dredging

he/she/it has been dredging

we have been dredging

they have been dredging

PRESENT SUBJUNCTIVE

he/she/it dredge

SIMPLE PAST

I dredged

you dredged

he/she/it dredged

we dredged

they dredged