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splitting a gut

splitting a gut is the present participle and gerund of split a gut.

Meaning of split a gut

Verb

split a gut (third-person singular simple present splits a gut, present participle splitting a gut, simple past and past participle split a gut)

  1. To lose one's temper.
    • The customer would split a gut and threaten to haul us into court.1966, Louis-Ferdinand C'Line, Louis Ferdinand Destouches, Ralph Manheim, Death on the Installment Plan, page 131

Questions about splitting a gut

What is splitting a gut the present participle and gerund of?
Splitting a gut is the present participle and gerund of split a gut.

Words near splitting a gut in the dictionary

  1. splittier
  2. splitties
  3. splittiest
  4. splittin'
  5. splitting
  6. splitting a gut
  7. splitting field
  8. splitting fields
  9. splitting hairs
  10. splitting off
  11. splitting on a rock

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