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CLUTTERING
Noun
cluttering (countable and uncountable, plural clutterings)
The act of making, or condition of being, cluttered.
A speech disorder characterized by fast, jerky, or irregular speech, which often sounds like stuttering.
An instance of cluttered speech.
Verb
cluttering
present participle of clutter
Source: Wiktionary
CLUTTER
Clut"ter, n. Etym: [Cf. W. cludair heap, pile, cludeirio to heap.]
1. A confused collection; hence, confusion; disorder; as, the room is in a clutter. He saw what a clutter there was with huge, overgrown pots, pans, and spits. L'Estrange.
2. Clatter; confused noise. Swift.
Clut"ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cluttered; p. pr. & vb. n. Cluttering.]
Definition: To crowd together in disorder; to fill or cover with things in disorder; to throw into disorder; to disarrange; as, to clutter a room.
Clut"ter, v. i.
Definition: To make a confused noise; to bustle. It [the goose] cluttered here, it chuckled there. Tennyson.
Clut"ter, v. t. Etym: [From Clod, n.]
Definition: To clot or coagulate, as blood. [Obs.] Holland.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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