gut
noun
the alimentary canal, especially between the pylorus and the anus, or some portion of it.
is gutting
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present progressiveof gut (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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I think the lack of mobility is gutting our communities.
From Salon ● Mar. 26, 2025
"It is gutting and it feels like a bit of a heartbreak right now but it is the sport and life I chose."
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2024
Having to turn them away and simply refer them to a website is gutting, she said.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 3, 2022
Of course, this is a business, but watching baseball get reduced to greedy haggling over a bottom line is gutting for fans like me.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2022
She explains this in a casual, self-effacing manner, but it is gutting: The world is at her fingertips, but she cannot imagine life outside TikTok’s cloche of fame.
From New York Times ● Oct. 27, 2021
