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sludging

[ sluhj-ing ]

/ ˈslʌdʒ ɪŋ /

noun Pathology.

intravascular slowing or clumping of red blood cells.

Words nearby sludging

slub, slubber, slubberdegullion, sludge, sludgeworm, sludging, sludgy, slue, sluff, slug, slugabed

Origin of sludging

First recorded in 1945–50; sludge + -ing¹

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