clutters; cluttered; cluttering
: to fill or cover (something) with many things : to fill or cover (something) with clutter
Tools cluttered the garage.
The garage was cluttered with tools.
Try to avoid cluttering your desk with books and papers.
—often + upToo many signs were cluttering up the street corner.
: a large amount of things that are not arranged in a neat or orderly way : a crowded or disordered collection of things
There's a lot of unnecessary clutter in the house.
a pile of clutter
desktop clutter
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“Clutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/clutter. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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