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clatting

clatting is the present participle and gerund of clat.

Meaning of clat

Verb

clat (third-person singular simple present clats, present participle clatting, simple past and past participle clatted)

  1. To dirty
    Synonyms:
    beclart, soil, stain, assoil, bedaub, bedirty, imbrue (especially with blood), bedizen, befile, befilth

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Questions about clatting

What is clatting the present participle and gerund of?
Clatting is the present participle and gerund of clat.

Words near clatting in the dictionary

  1. clattersome
  2. clattery
  3. clattier
  4. clatties
  5. clattiest
  6. clatting
  7. clatty
  8. Clatworthy
  9. Clatworthys
  10. clauber
  11. Claud

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