guttering

Definition of gutteringnext
present participle of gutter

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for guttering
Verb
  • The cave system flooded at the end of the last ice age — the end of the Pleistocene epoch — approximately 8,000 years ago, due to rising sea levels from melting ice.
    Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Rising sea levels from melting ice submerged the passages.
    Ryan Brennan April 4, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Parents, guardians, aunts and uncles don't have time to read every book on the shelf while trying to pick something for the young reader in their life, so here are some simple ways to determine if a book is suitable for that child.
    Cody Godwin, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Wolfe countered that his client was merely trying to settle the case.
    Bri Buckley, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Later in the day, after crew wakeup, flight controllers re-oriented the Orion capsule allow sunlight to warm up the waste water vent line in hopes of thawing any frozen material.
    William Harwood, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The communication shown in the filings indicates a thawing relationship between the two entrepreneurs after a decade-long rivalry.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Summit has proposed capturing CO2 emissions from dozens of ethanol plants in Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota and Nebraska, liquefying it under pressure and transporting it via the pipeline to North Dakota, to sequester it deep underground.
    Donnelle Eller, Des Moines Register, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Their chemical concoction containing the bacterium is then pumped in, liquefying the rock underground.
    Kelsey Brown, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • McHugh, who joins CAA after serving as founding agent at United Talent Agency’s ventures group, will work across film, television, music, sports and digital talent to build global consumer brands and businesses.
    Matt Donnelly, Variety, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The pair will support the subsidiary’s founding mission to develop and produce projects in the UK and across Europe.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2026
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“Guttering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guttering. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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