gutter
noun
a channel at the side or in the middle of a road or street, for leading off surface water.
guttered
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past participleof gutter.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof gutter.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
gutternouna channel at the side or in the middle of a road or street, for leading off surface water.
Example Sentences
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Down a long slope, the Columbia River guttered below.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 21, 2021
In her third round, a ball guttered on the left side for a change.
From New York Times ● Sep. 24, 2021
“Y’know, basic things like in Chicago, the weather gets cold. It snows. The snow falls off the roof. Don’t design a slopping roof where the snow can’t be caught or guttered off somewhere.”
From The Verge ● Dec. 28, 2017
Many of today’s punks grew up in the halcyon nineties, when the flame of the culture had guttered out.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 8, 2017
The candles guttered, and the fire burned low.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
