See Also: sludging(dictionary)

sludging (iou)



sludging noun. M19.
[from SLUDGE noun or verb + -ING1.]
The action of filling up crevices in dried clay with mud; the mud so used. M19.
The formation of sludge, esp. in oil. E20.
= SOLIFLUCTION. M20.
Medicine. The aggregation of blood cells into jelly-like masses which impede the circulation. M20.