2 syllables: clot, ting. Stress on clot.
KLAH-ting
/ˈklɑtɪŋ/
clotting is pronounced KLAH-ting (/ˈklɑtɪŋ/). It has two syllables (clot-ting), with the stress on "clot". Clotting refers to the process of blood changing from a liquid to a gel, forming a clot to stop bleeding. In medical contexts, clotting involves platelets and coagulation factors working together to create a fibrin mesh. The term can also describe the formation of solid masses in non-medical contexts, such as viscous, gel-like substances.
Clotting refers to the process of blood changing from a liquid to a gel, forming a clot to stop bleeding. In medical contexts, clotting involves platelets and coagulation factors working together to create a fibrin mesh. The term can also describe the formation of solid masses in non-medical contexts, such as viscous, gel-like substances.
- You’ll often replace the short o /ɒ/ with a broader /ɔː/ or /ɑː/, which makes it sound like 'clo-ting'; focus on a compact /ɒ/ vowel. - People collapse the /t/ or turn it into a flap; practice a precise alveolar stop to avoid a soft 'd' or 'partnered' sound. - Some speakers drop the final nasal; ensure you finish with the velar nasal /ŋ/ by guiding the back of the tongue to the soft palate while keeping the jaw loose.
"Doctors are monitoring the patient’s clotting factors to ensure proper coagulation."
"Insects may clog a filter, causing the liquid to clot and slow down."
"The river water started clotting with sediment after the heavy rain."
Clotting is pronounced with two syllables: /ˈklɒt.ɪŋ/. The primary stress is on the first syllable (klot). The vowel in the first syllable is the short o as in 'cot', followed by a dark 'l' cluster. The second syllable uses a short, unstressed 'ing' (/ɪŋ/). Mouth position: start with lips relaxed, jaw drops slightly for /ɒ/, then raise the back of the tongue slightly for /ɒ/ in 'klot', finish with a clear /ɪŋ/ and nasal release.
Common errors: 1) Giving the first vowel a long or tense /ɒː/; correct to /ɒ/ as in 'cot'. 2) Misplacing the tongue for /kl/ cluster, making it sound like 'clotting' with a rough /t/ or a separate /t/ onset; ensure you add a light consonant blend without breaking the 'kl' into two parts. 3) Dropping the final /ŋ/ or making it /n/; produce a velar nasal /ŋ/ with a closed jaw and soft palate. Correction: keep the /kl/ cluster tight, use a quick transition to /ɒ/ with a relaxed jaw, and finish with a clear /ŋ/.
US/UK/AU share /ˈklɒt.ɪŋ/; differences lie in rhoticity and vowel length. US typically has non-rhoticity in many regions, but /klɒt/ remains; UK and AU often maintain similar /ɒ/ quality, with subtle variations toward /ʌ/ in some southern UK varieties. The /ɪŋ/ ending stays consistent. Australians may exhibit slightly higher vowel height in /ɒ/ and faster alveolar t release. Overall, stress remains on the first syllable across accents.
The difficulty centers on the initial /kl/ consonant cluster and ensuring a crisp, short /ɒ/ vowel before the /t/. People often mispronounce it as /ˈklɔːtɪŋ/ or insert an extra vowel. The 't' should be light, not glottalized, and the final /ŋ/ requires the back of the tongue to rise to the velum while keeping the jaw relaxed. Practicing the /kl/ blend and timing the /t/ with the onset of /ɪŋ/ helps clarity.
No. All letters contribute to sound: /k/ is part of the /kl/ blend, /l/ is dark or light depending on position, /t/ is released clearly before the /ɪŋ/, and /ŋ/ is the velar nasal. Ensure each phoneme is heard distinctly: strong /k/ release, smooth /l/, crisp /t/ release, and a clearly nasal /ŋ/.
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US: /ˈklɔtɪŋ/ with a relatively flat /ɒ/ and a clean /ŋ/. UK: /ˈklɒtɪŋ/ with a more open /ɒ/ and slightly less rhotic influence; AU: similar to US/UK but with a more relaxed jaw and subtle vowel shifts toward /ɒ/ or /ɔ/ depending on speaker. IPA references: US /ˈklɒtɪŋ/, UK /ˈklɒtɪŋ/, AU /ˈklɒtɪŋ/.
Clotting comes from the noun clot, which originates from Middle English clotte, clot, from Old English clôt ‘a lump, ball of earth or matter.’ The semantic path moved from referring to a lump or ball to the specific medical sense of a coagulated mass. The verb form clot means to form a clot; its present participle clotting shares the same root. The older sense of clotting as a noun appears in 14th–15th century medical and surgical texts, where clots of blood were described in wound care. Over time, “clotting” expanded into everyday medical language, especially in discussions of hemostasis and coagulation pathways. The modern usage emphasizes the process rather than the result, aligning with similar formations like coagulating, curdling, and coagulation factors. The term retained its core sense of aggregation into a solid mass, with medical literature formalizing the concept in the context of hemostasis and thrombosis. First known use is attested in Middle English texts discussing blood behavior and wound response, with explicit references to clots and the vessels’ tendency to form clots in response to injury.
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