noun
silt
sihlt
noun
1
Fine particles of soil or mud carried and deposited by moving water.
"Years of silt had built up at the mouth of the river."
verb
1
To become clogged or filled up with silt.
"The harbor slowly silted up until boats could no longer reach the dock."
How to Use Silt
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishFine mud or sediment left behind by flowing water.
Common pairings
silt up
river silt
layer of silt
Word Forms
silted past tense, silts plural, silts singular
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Etymology
From Middle English silte, possibly related to a verb meaning "to filter or strain," and to Germanic words for a salty marsh.