is guttering
- present progressive of gutter (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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The flame of American idealism, which shone so brightly from my book of speeches, is guttering.
From BBC ● Dec. 1, 2017
Studio September 3, 1517 My lamp is guttering.
From Voices from the Past by Bartlett, Paul Alexander
It is some time later, that I am sleepily aware that one of the candles is guttering.
From The House on the Borderland by Hodgson, William Hope
Its glass sides are shaped like church windows, but the flame of the candle inside is guttering and going out.
From Evangelists of Art Picture-Sermons for Children by Patrick, James
The candle is guttering and I must go.
From Beggars on Horseback by Jesse, F. Tennyson (Fryniwyd Tennyson)
