silt
noun
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
silting
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present participleof silt.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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The silting of the lake and tree growth had threatened the site - but it was restored after £700,000 was raised.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2021
Geographers had already noticed that rivers tend to avulse at the foot of mountains, where slopes change dramatically and sediment settles out, silting up the bed.
From Science Magazine ● May 13, 2021
Thanks to silting and reclamation in the tidal Liffey, Usher’s Island itself has for centuries been joined to the mainland.
From New York Times ● May 11, 2021
The Chesapeake has struggled for decades from overfishing, silting and pollution, especially from runoff from urban areas and farms.
From Reuters ● Jun. 16, 2014
Yes, everything was once water, but the Earth formed out of the oceans by a natural process—similar, he thought, to the silting he had observed at the delta of the Nile.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
