silted

A coin silted into the gravel under the bank there, where the river made a shallow cove, and clawed up in the fist of a scrambling urchin who happened to sprawl on his face there in evading pursuit.

The Sanctuary Sparrow Peters, Ellis, 1913-1995 1983

Dying fish and marine plants expired in the centre of the roadways, and huge banks of black sludge were silted up into the gutters and over the sidewalks, but fortunately the escaping waters had cut long pathways through them.

Ballardian » Simon O’Carrigan’s The Drowned World 2010

There is a quay at the southern edge of Wareham which used to handle serious maritime trade until ships got too big, the river silted up, and Poole took over.

Country diary: Isle of Purbeck 2011

The lagoon on which it was built eventually silted up and Aigues-Mortes was eclipsed as a port city by Marseilles.

The Salt of the Earth Craig Winneker 2011

As the "scrubs" the settlers' way of referring to rainforest were ripped out, the seasonal rains carried the topsoil into the rivers, which silted up and then began to flood.

Australian floods: Why were we so surprised? 2011

I am simply saying that it would be fitting and right for those responsible for the damages caused — I do not care whether those damages be in terms of silted streams, scarred landscapes, or in lost livestock — to take full responsibility for them.

Bush Administration v. Environmental Groups 2009

The lagoon on which it was built eventually silted up and Aigues-Mortes was eclipsed as a port city by Marseilles.

The Salt of the Earth Craig Winneker 2011

By the late 16th century the river was so silted with waste from mining upstream that ships could no longer reach here.

Country diary: Cornwall Virginia Spiers 2010

I am simply saying that it would be fitting and right for those responsible for the damages caused — I do not care whether those damages be in terms of silted streams, scarred landscapes, or in lost livestock — to take full responsibility for them.

Bush Administration v. Environmental Groups 2009

The stage gradually becomes silted up with a lifetime's possessions, and a parade of shoes – baby-size, Rollerblades, high heels, hiking boots and padded slippers – marks out a march of years.

Birdsong; On Ageing; The Big Fellah; Yes, Prime Minister Susannah Clapp 2010