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sludging

[ sluhj-ing ]

/ ˈslʌdʒ ɪŋ /

noun Pathology.

intravascular slowing or clumping of red blood cells.

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Origin of sludging

First recorded in 1945–50; sludge + -ing¹

Words nearby sludging

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

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