gutter
noun
a channel at the side or in the middle of a road or street, for leading off surface water.
was guttering
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past progressiveof gutter.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The snow had started to descend more heavily and the fire in the ditch was guttering out.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
The candle was guttering on a small table upon which, to my astonishment, a Bible lay open.
From Lost Man's Lane A Second Episode in the Life of Amelia Butterworth by Anna Katharine Green
The candle was guttering smokily, and he reached a shaking thumb and finger to pluck the "dead man" from the wick.
From The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady by Francis Lynde
Our sickly lantern was guttering in a sooty stream of smoke.
From The Portal of Dreams by Charles Neville Buck
"Then I shall be all alone here," Peter said suddenly, staring at the candle that was guttering in the breeze that came from behind the heavy blinds.
From Fortitude by Sir Hugh Walpole
