gutter
noun
a channel at the side or in the middle of a road or street, for leading off surface water.
are guttering
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present progressiveof gutter.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The ’60s are guttering out; California is where, for better or worse, the ’70s will largely be born.
From Time ● Jun. 24, 2013
The candles are guttering and the darkened corridors ring with hollow laughter.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 24, 2011
“The candles are guttering away terribly, and we must not be left in the dark.”
From Fire Island Being the Adventures of Uncertain Naturalists in an Unknown Track by George Manville Fenn
