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SILTING
Verb
silting
present participle of silt
Anagrams
• listing, sliting, stiling, tilings
Source: Wiktionary
SILT
Silt, n. Etym: [OE. silte gravel, fr. silen to drain, E. sile; probably of Scand. origin; cf. Sw. sila, prob. akin to AS. seĂłn to filter, sigan to fall, sink, cause to sink, G. seihen to strain, to filter, OHG. sihan, Icel.sia, Skr. sic to pour; cf. Gr. Sig, Sile.]
Definition: Mud or fine earth deposited from running or standing water.
Silt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Silted; p. pr. & vb. n. Silting.]
Definition: To choke, fill, or obstruct with silt or mud.
Silt, v. i.
Definition: To flow through crevices; to percolate.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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