gutting

Pluralguttings

1. 1
   verb

   Present participle and gerund of gut. Use this form for the action happening now or as the name of the action.

   He spent the morning gutting fish at the dock.

   Gutting the old building down to its frame took the crew weeks.

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2. 2
   adjective

   Making someone feel very sad and beaten down by disappointment.

   Like building a sandcastle for hours and watching one wave wash it away.

   Losing the final by a single point was a gutting result for the team.

   It was gutting to miss the concert after saving up for months.

   Similardevastating, crushing, heartbreaking, disheartening, demoralizing

   Oppositeheartening, encouraging, uplifting

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3. 3
   nouncountable

   The act of leaving someone feeling completely crushed or beaten down.

   Like a balloon you worked hard to fill being popped flat in a second.

   The harsh review was a real gutting for the young author.

   After such a gutting, she needed time to feel like herself again.

   Similarhumiliation, thrashing, drubbing, mauling

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4. 4
   noununcountableplural

   The insides removed and left over after a fish is cleaned.

   Like the peelings and scraps left over after you prepare vegetables.

   He scooped the gutting off the table and rinsed the fish.

   Birds gathered on the shore to eat the gutting left behind.

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