clutter
verb (used with object)
to fill or litter with things in a disorderly manner.
clutters
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pluralof clutter.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof clutter (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
clutterverb (used with object)to fill or litter with things in a disorderly manner.
Example Sentences
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Retrotransposons, or retroelements, are pieces of DNA that, when transcribed to RNA, code for enzymes that copy RNA back into DNA in the genome -- a self-serving cycle that clutters the genome with retrotransposon DNA.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 20, 2024
A jumble of rectangular timber pieces the size of railroad ties clutters the hillside below, evidence of their morning’s work.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 26, 2023
What if all our acquisitions, effortlessly acquired, started talking back to us, their voices crowding our heads as their presence clutters our lives?
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2021
Now, “it just clutters up my house,” Barkley told “The Dan LeBatard Show” last week.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 9, 2020
Booth checks to make sure that nothing clutters the passage.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
