clot
noun
a mass or lump.
had clotted
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past perfectof clot.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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A small throng of media had clotted in the halls of CenturyLink Field, and the Seahawks wideout hit the brakes and wheeled around with a derogatory pitch.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 19, 2015
My first thought was that the blood flowing to his large intestine had clotted off.
From New York Times ● Dec. 12, 2011
The show lady had wept seams down through her rouge, and the beads on her lashes had clotted unbecomingly.
From Casey Ryan by B. M. Bower
He recalled instances of riders who had been cut and shot apparently to fatal issues; yet the blood had clotted, the wounds closed, and they had recovered.
From Riders of the Purple Sage by Zane Grey
The saturation was evidently after death—the blood had clotted.
From Gabriel Conroy by Bert Harte
