gutting

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡʌtɪŋ/
  • Rhymes: -ʌtɪŋ

Verb

gutting

  1. present participle and gerund of gut

Noun

gutting (plural guttings)

  1. (chiefly in the plural) The remains after gutting a fish.
    mackerel guttings
    Synonym: guts
  2. The act by which somebody is gutted.
    Near-synonyms: evisceration, disembowelment

Adjective

gutting (comparative more gutting, superlative most gutting)

  1. Disheartening, crushing.

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