cluttering

verb

present participle of clutter
1
as in clogging

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2
as in jumbling

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cluttering
  1. clogging
  2. jumbling
  3. filling
  4. disrupting
  5. burdening
  6. muddling
  7. piling
  8. shuffling
Verb
  • Pour a cup of white vinegar down your AC’s condensate drain twice a year to fend off algae and avoid clogging.
    — Abby Monteil, The Spruce, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The same motions repeat across the spring as men pull out algae, muck, weeds, and plastic waste clogging the streambed.
    — Umar Farooq, Christian Science Monitor, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of clogging
Verb
  • Sullivan tried this against Toronto, jumbling the top-six group in the second period.
    — Peter Baugh, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Trump also was jumbling the timeline of jobs revisions last year, per Politifact.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
Definition of jumbling
Verb
  • The novelty vending machines mold souvenir sculptures — a train car, a gorilla, a bust of Abraham Lincoln — in under a minute, filling a two-sided mold with hot plastic, then hollowing it out with compressed air.
    — Juliet Bennett Rylah, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Mauricio Dubon, meanwhile, was expected to continue filling a super-utility role while remaining in the lineup regularly.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of filling
Verb
  • Wealthy clients, who pay a premium for privacy, are increasingly frustrated by influencers and reviewrs disrupting their experiences with filming and photo shoots.
    — Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Days of heavy monsoon rain has caused rivers, including the Brahmaputra, to overflow that inundated communities while disrupting livelihoods and damaging infrastructure.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of disrupting
Verb
  • That finding should attract attention from state and local policymakers seeking practical ways to increase housing supply without burdening taxpayers or raising costs for builders and buyers.
    — Kileen Lindgren, Oc Register, 16 July 2026
  • That includes funding long-term care without burdening family, building wealth intentionally over decades and creating the capacity to give, transfer or invest with purpose.
    — Meredith Moore, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of burdening
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  • Drop in the cinnamon sticks and cloves, gently muddling once or twice to release their aroma.
    — John Kell, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026
  • Ken Holland, general manager, B Holland arrived on the scene of a muddling franchise that had lost four straight first-round series to the same opponent.
    — Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 7 Feb. 2026
Definition of muddling
Verb
  • In other words, dollars committed are piling up more than four times faster than hardware coming off the line.
    — Frank Holmes, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • On this night of all nights, the youngsters at play aren’t just piling into Ubers like spoiled rich kids.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of piling
Verb
  • Lyman and her family stood to leave, and although none of them spoke, the sound of more than 30 mourners shuffling out of a quiet room was enough to halt the court proceedings for a moment.
    — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The results indicated continued progress in CVS' broader turnaround plan, which has involved cutting $2 billion in costs, closing underperforming stores, shuffling leadership and reducing costs within Medicare Advantage plans.
    — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of shuffling
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