"clogging" in the verb sense

1. clog, choke off, clog up, back up, congest, choke, foul

become or cause to become obstructed

"The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"

"The water pipe is backed up"

2. clog

dance a clog dance

3. clog

impede the motion of, as with a chain or a burden

"horses were clogged until they were tamed"

4. clog, constipate

impede with a clog or as if with a clog

"The market is being clogged by these operations"

"My mind is constipated today"

5. clog, clot

coalesce or unite in a mass

"Blood clots"

6. clog, overload

fill to excess so that function is impaired

"Fear clogged her mind"

"The story was clogged with too many details"

"clogging" in the adjective sense

1. clogging, hindering, impeding, obstructive

preventing movement

"the clogging crowds of revelers overflowing into the street"

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