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gutting

/ˈɡʌtɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.74 in modern English

Syllables
gut-ting
IPA
/ˈɡʌtɪŋ/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of gut

noun

The remains after gutting a fish.

noun

The act by which somebody is gutted.

adj

Disheartening, crushing.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

guttings (plural) more gutting (comparative) most gutting (superlative)

Synonyms

guts evisceration disembowelment

Rhymes With

putting cutting shutting strutting butting jutting nutting abutting rebutting rutting

Questions

How do you pronounce gutting?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡʌtɪŋ/.
What does gutting mean?
present participle and gerund of gut

How to pronounce gutting

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