Gutter - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- misfortune resulting in lost effort or money (syn: sewer, toilet)
- a tool for gutting fish
verb
Extra examples
...one of his chores is to clean leaves and sticks out of the gutters before winter sets in...
...rainwater running off the road into the gutters...
...a novel that does a good job of rendering the gutter language of that stratum of society...
Instead of ending up in jail or in the gutter he was remarkably successful.
He dragged himself out of the gutter to become one of the wealthiest people in Britain.
Tears guttered down his cheeks.
The light flickered strangely as the candle guttered out.
The gutters were blocked and overflowing.
The cooling lava continued to gutter toward lower ground
Tears guttered down her face
The heavy rain guttered the soil
Water was trickling out of the gutter.
Men like him usually ended up in jail - or the gutter.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: gutter
he/she/it: gutters
present participle: guttering
past tense: guttered
past participle: guttered
singular: gutter
plural: gutters
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