- present participle of clog.
clogging
Example Sentences
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On March 6, 1971, a few thousand people marched down the Las Vegas Strip, clogging the glitzy artery through which the city’s money flowed, to protest cuts to public assistance for the poor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
The problem is similar to mineral scale building up inside a tea kettle or clogging a shower head over time, except seawater contains far higher concentrations of dissolved salts.
From Science Daily • May 31, 2026
“The clogging of ships on both sides of this trade choke point, however, bears further consequences,” he adds.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026
County health officials closed several miles of coastline entirely in January and February, citing spiking levels of bacteria caused by destroyed sewage systems and dangerous amounts of hazardous debris clogging up the shore.
From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2025
She was on a clogging team all the way up until seventh grade, and she’s as bad at it now as she was back then.
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
