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cluttering

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • CMU ARPABET: K L AH1 T ER0 IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The act of making, or condition of being, cluttered.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A speech disorder characterized by fast, jerky, or irregular speech, which often sounds like stuttering.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

An instance of cluttered speech.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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4

verb

Meaning 4

present participle and gerund of clutter

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: breptavost — a speech disorder characterized by fast, jerky, or irregular speech, which often sounds like stuttering
  • Czech: tumultus — a speech disorder characterized by fast, jerky, or irregular speech, which often sounds like stuttering
  • Esperanto: taĥilalio — a speech disorder characterized by fast, jerky, or irregular speech, which often sounds like stuttering
  • German: Poltern — a speech disorder characterized by fast, jerky, or irregular speech, which often sounds like stuttering
  • German: Battarismus — a speech disorder characterized by fast, jerky, or irregular speech, which often sounds like stuttering
  • German: Tachyphemie — a speech disorder characterized by fast, jerky, or irregular speech, which often sounds like stuttering
  • Hungarian: hadarás — a speech disorder characterized by fast, jerky, or irregular speech, which often sounds like stuttering
  • Indonesian: gangguan irama bicara — a speech disorder characterized by fast, jerky, or irregular speech, which often sounds like stuttering
  • Latin: battarismus — a speech disorder characterized by fast, jerky, or irregular speech, which often sounds like stuttering
  • Portuguese: linguagem precipitada — a speech disorder characterized by fast, jerky, or irregular speech, which often sounds like stuttering
  • Portuguese: taquifemia — a speech disorder characterized by fast, jerky, or irregular speech, which often sounds like stuttering