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is gutting
  • present progressive of gut (3rd person singular).

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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

The gap between the thickness of her feeling and her ever-so-slightly distracted vocals is gutting.

From New York Times • Nov. 29, 2021