clog
verb (used with object)
to hinder or obstruct with thick or sticky matter; choke up.
was clogging
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past progressiveof clog.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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There was clogging, stomping and flatfoot dancing; the Dutch and English square-dancing with the Africans and the Irish.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 26, 2021
A plumber said debris from the pipes was clogging the pipe, and the only thing I could do was repipe the whole house.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 18, 2021
A year ago a federal appeals court also ruled that the FCC exceeded its authority in sanctioning Comcast Corp. for discriminating against online file-sharing traffic Comcast said was clogging its network.
From Salon ● Apr. 8, 2011
The cholesterol in steaks, cream, butter and especially those breakfast eggs was clogging arteries like sludge in a stopped-up drainpipe.
From Time Magazine Archive
The girls had been sneaking the dog pieces of their cheeseburgers, and the cheese was clogging her pipes.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
