flow in a channel; flicker, sputter, grow weak (i.e. candle flame)
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Guttering Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Gutter
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. Aboutof Gutter
Noun
1. a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater
(synonym) trough
(hypernym) channel
(hyponym) chute, slide, slideway, sloping trough
(part-holonym) gable roof, saddle roof, saddleback, saddleback roof
2. misfortune resulting in lost effort or money; "his career was in the gutter"; "all that work went down the sewer"; "pensions are in the toilet"
(synonym) sewer, toilet
(hypernym) misfortune, bad luck, tough luck, ill luck
3. a worker who guts things (fish or buildings or cars etc.)
(hypernym) worker
(derivation) gut
4. a tool for gutting fish
(hypernym) hand tool
(derivation) gut
Verb
1. burn unsteadily, feebly, or low; flicker; "The cooling lava continued to gutter toward lower ground"
(hypernym) burn, glow
2. flow in small streams; "Tears guttered down her face"
(hypernym) run, flow, feed, course
3. wear or cut gutters into; "The heavy rain guttered the soil"
(hypernym) probe, dig into, poke into
4. provide with gutters; "gutter the buildings"
(hypernym) provide, supply, ply, cater
(derivation) trough
