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guttering

guttering adjective: of a small flame, flickering and about to be extinguished. Also the present participle and gerund of gutter.

Adjective

guttering

  1. Of a small flame, flickering and about to be extinguished.
    • Why do you lie with your legs ungainly huddled,
      And one arm bent across your sullen cold
      Exhausted face? It hurts my heart to watch you,
      Deep-shadow'd from the candle's guttering gold;1919, Siegfried Sassoon, The Dug-out

Noun

guttering (usually uncountable, plural gutterings)

  1. (usually) Gutters, collectively.

Also used as

guttering is also the present participle and gerund of gutter.

Forms of guttering

pluralgutterings

Phrases with guttering

Questions about guttering

What does guttering mean?
Guttering means of a small flame, flickering and about to be extinguished.
What part of speech is guttering?
Guttering can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near guttering in the dictionary

  1. gutterdogs
  2. guttered
  3. guttered out
  4. Gutteridge
  5. gutteries
  6. guttering
  7. guttering out
  8. gutteringly
  9. gutterings
  10. gutterless
  11. gutterlike

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