clarting
clarting is the present participle and gerund of clart.
Meaning of clart
Verb
clart (third-person singular simple present clarts, present participle clarting, simple past and past participle clarted)
- To daub, smear, or spread, especially with mud, etc.; to dirty.
- Chris boiled water in kettles for hours and hours and then towels came down, towels clairted with stuff she didn't dare look at, she washed them quick and hung them to dry.1932, Lewis Grassic Gibbon, Sunset Song (A Scots Quair), Polygon, published 2006, page 43
Questions about clarting
- What is clarting the present participle and gerund of?
- Clarting is the present participle and gerund of clart.
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