gutter
noun
a channel at the side or in the middle of a road or street, for leading off surface water.
has been guttering
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present perfect progressiveof gutter (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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And now my candle, which has been guttering and sputtering for the last few moments, is threatening dissolution.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, September 19, 1891 by Various
