gutter
noun
a channel at the side or in the middle of a road or street, for leading off surface water.
had guttered
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past perfectof gutter.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The markets, meanwhile, had guttered, Bear Stearns had folded in front of his eyes and, terrifyingly, the smartest people he knew had no idea what was going on.
From New York Times ● May 6, 2021
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 Decline of the West first appeared when the last afterglow of 19th century optimism had guttered out.
From Time Magazine Archive
By 1940, when the aging Farmer Jim instructed her to try one more time, the Ferguson flame had guttered out.
From Time Magazine Archive
One of the torches had guttered out, leaving only three.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
