- present participle of clot.
clotting
Example Sentences
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It contributes to emotional state, digestion, sleep, memory, and blood clotting.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
He hypothesized that the drug might reduce blood clotting and thus prevent heart attacks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
Pulmonary embolism and hereditary coagulopathy — an arterial blockage in the lungs and issues with blood clotting either too much or too little — contributed to his death, People said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026
Revenue tied to Eliquis, a blood thinner that reduces the risk of clotting and stroke, also increased 8% .
From Barron's ● Feb. 3, 2026
I hear it before I see it; blended with the twilight, it appears out of its own sound like a solidification, a clotting of the night.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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