clotting

Questions about clotting

What does clotting mean?

clotting means "the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid".

How many syllables are in clotting?

clotting has 2 syllables: clot-ting. The stress falls on "clot". In IPA it is /ˈklɑtɪŋ/.

What is another word for clotting?

Close synonyms include curdling, coagulation. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is clotting a common word?

clotting is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.