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Definition of Cluttering
1. Noun. A speech disorder characterized by fast, jerky, or irregular speech, which often sounds like stuttering. ¹
2. Verb. (present participle of clutter) ¹
3. Verb. An instance of cluttered speech. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cluttering
1. clutter [v] - See also: clutter
Medical Definition of Cluttering
1. A speech disorder usually occurring in childhood characterised by abnormally rapid rate, disturbed fluency, and erratic rhythm that makes it difficult to understand the speaker. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cluttering
Literary usage of Cluttering
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Stuttering and Lisping by Edward Wheeler Scripture (1912)
"CHAPTER V Cluttering Cluttering is characterized by great nervousness that shows
itself in excessive ... Cluttering is usually combined with stuttering, ..."
2. Journal of Applied Psychology by American Psychological Association, American Association for Applied Psychology (1922)
"These "cluttering" records are most common in the profiles of adolescents, just
where one might expect to find them. Our observation of the voice changes ..."
3. A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels in by John Pinkerton (1809)
"The cluttering grains may be extracted entire, as they attach to the lava but in
a few points. ... The figure which I have callad cluttering, is the moil ..."
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