guttering

[ guht-er-ing ]

/ ˈgʌt ər ɪŋ /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR guttering ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

the act of making gutters.

material for making gutters.

the gutters of an individual building.

the melted wax or tallow of a candle.

Origin of guttering

1400–50; late Middle English. See gutter, -ing¹

Words nearby guttering

guttation, gutted, gutter, gutter ball, gutter fracture, guttering, gutter press, guttersnipe, gutter wound, guttiform, guttle

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Example sentences from the Web for guttering

The warm lights that once rounded off our world so completely are betrayed for what they are, smoky and guttering candles.
The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
"We call it our 'strength of mind' test," explained President Agnes, blowing out the guttering candles.
The Jolliest School of All|Angela Brazil
Only from the door issued the light, and she saw that a guttering tallow candle was set there on the floor.
In the Roar of the Sea|Sabine Baring-Gould
The candle was guttering on a small table upon which, to my astonishment, a Bible lay open.
Lost Man's Lane|Anna Katharine Green

There was only the guttering candle in the gin bottle to give light.
The White Moll|Frank L. Packard

British Dictionary definitions for guttering

guttering

/ (ˈɡʌtərɪŋ) /

noun

the gutters, downpipes, etc, that make up the rainwater disposal system on the outside of a building

the materials used in this system

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单词	guttering
释义	guttering [ guht-er-ing ] / ˈgʌt ər ɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR guttering ON THESAURUS.COM noun the act of making gutters. material for making gutters. the gutters of an individual building. the melted wax or tallow of a candle. Origin of guttering 1400–50; late Middle English. See gutter, -ing¹ Words nearby guttering guttation, gutted, gutter, gutter ball, gutter fracture, guttering, gutter press, guttersnipe, gutter wound, guttiform, guttle Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for guttering The warm lights that once rounded off our world so completely are betrayed for what they are, smoky and guttering candles. The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman\|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells "We call it our 'strength of mind' test," explained President Agnes, blowing out the guttering candles. The Jolliest School of All\|Angela Brazil Only from the door issued the light, and she saw that a guttering tallow candle was set there on the floor. In the Roar of the Sea\|Sabine Baring-Gould The candle was guttering on a small table upon which, to my astonishment, a Bible lay open. Lost Man's Lane\|Anna Katharine Green There was only the guttering candle in the gin bottle to give light. The White Moll\|Frank L. Packard British Dictionary definitions for guttering guttering / (ˈɡʌtərɪŋ) / noun the gutters, downpipes, etc, that make up the rainwater disposal system on the outside of a building the materials used in this system Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to guttering duck, lunge, plunge, drop, jump, leap, plummet, swoop, fall, vault, vanish, dip, disappear, nose-dive, gutter, spring, plumb, header, submerge, pitch
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guttering

noun

Origin of guttering

Words nearby guttering

Example sentences from the Web for guttering

British Dictionary definitions for guttering

noun

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