noun
- thick, soft, wet masses of mud, snow, or other material
- thick muddy deposits or sediments
Usage: environmental
verb
- moves slowly and heavily through thick liquid or mud
Examples
- The heavy rains created thick sludges in the construction site.
- Industrial sludges must be properly treated before disposal.
- She sludges through the swampy terrain with difficulty.
- The river bottom was covered with dark sludges.
- After the flood, sludges of mud covered the streets.
- The hiker sludges slowly through the muddy trail.
- Sewage treatment plants process various types of sludges.