decluttering

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decluttering

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From de- + clutter + -ing. Compare declutter (attested later).

noun declutterings

countable, uncountable The act or process of removing clutter; tidying, removing unwanted or messy items from a given place. The decluttering trend is nothing new, and has much to recommend it, but every week now seems to bring a fresh example of what ascetics might once have called the renunciation of possessions […].
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verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of declutter

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"decluttering." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/decluttering. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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decluttering. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/decluttering

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"decluttering." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/decluttering.

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@misc{decluttering_2026,
  title = {decluttering},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/decluttering},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}