gutting
- present participle of gut.
Example Sentences
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“When you actually look at the totality of what’s being put forward, we are seeing a total gutting of a resource base,” she told NOTUS.
From Slate ● May 2, 2026
"As gutting as it is to miss another Slam, the advice is not to rush straight back into playing five set tennis on clay."
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026
He once attacked a federal appeals court for gutting one of his cases, violating taboos against getting personal and criticizing judges.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 2026
“I know intimately how gutting it is to be a borrower, just sitting on the phone with a loan servicer as you try to navigate your options,” she said.
From Salon ● Mar. 17, 2026
As I'm gutting and skinning it, I notice something else.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
