clog
verb (used with object)
to hinder or obstruct with thick or sticky matter; choke up.
has clogged
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present perfectof clog (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Executives at Cheniere Energy, the largest U.S. natural-gas exporter, have benefited from the disruption in the Strait of Hormuz, which has clogged some 20% of flows of liquefied natural gas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
The dynamic duo has clogged up the bureaucracy, requiring that all contracts over $100,000 be personally approved by Lewandowski — a step that has created massive delays in paying the bills.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2025
Since then, traffic has clogged the road as people try to glimpse the lava.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 2, 2022
Pollution, including from nitrogen-based contaminants, has been blamed for accelerating the secretion of a slimy substance called mucilage that has clogged the Sea of Marmara in Turkey.
From New York Times ● Oct. 17, 2021
All of the adrenaline from getting caught has clogged in my muscles, and I’m exhausted.
From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King
