gut
noun
the alimentary canal, especially between the pylorus and the anus, or some portion of it.
had gutted
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past perfectof gut.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Within no time at all the inferno had gutted large parts of the 400-year-old structure and toppled the ornate spire known for its distinctive dragons.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2024
Here in this tiny mountain community dotted with apple orchards east of Yucaipa, a flood had gutted a clapboard house that abutted a creek.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2023
But the working-class and ultra-Orthodox voters whose benefits he had gutted exacted payback.
From New York Times ● Jun. 13, 2021
Ginter was a meat cutter until his retirement and, although he knew the fire had gutted his double-wide trailer, he hoped his set of expensive knives had survived.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 5, 2018
Lord Commander Mormont had taken up residence in the King's Tower after the fire had gutted his own.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
