clogging
/ˈklɑɡɪŋ/
verb
- To block or become blocked so that movement or flow is stopped.
- The printer keeps clogging because the ink cartridges are old.
- Too much fat can clog your arteries over time.
- Leaves clogging the gutter caused rainwater to overflow onto the lawn.
- To perform the dance called clogging.
- The dancers were clogging so fast that their feet were a blur.
- My grandfather taught me how to clog when I was ten years old.
- They spent the afternoon clogging on the wooden stage at the fair.
- To fill or crowd something so tightly that movement or function is hindered.
- Tourists clogging the sidewalks made it impossible to walk quickly.
- Old files are clogging the computer's memory and slowing it down.
- Cars clogging the highway during rush hour caused a two-hour delay.
noun
- A type of dance in which the dancer hits the floor with the heels and toes of special shoes to make a loud, rhythmic sound.
- The group performed a lively clogging routine to bluegrass music.
- She learned clogging at a folk dance festival in the mountains.
- Clogging is popular in Appalachian communities and at country fairs.
- The act of blocking or obstructing a passage, pipe, or system so that nothing can pass through.
- Clogging of the streets with parked cars made it hard for emergency vehicles to get through.
- Regular maintenance prevents the clogging of air filters in the heating system.
- The clogging of the kitchen drain caused water to back up into the sink.