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Synonyms for guttering

Grammar : Verb
Spell : guht-er-ing
Phonetic Transcription : ˈgʌt ər ɪŋ

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Définition of guttering

Origin :
  • late 13c., "watercourse, water drainage channel along the side of a street," from Anglo-Norman gotere, from Old French guitere, goutiere (13c., Modern French gouttière) "gutter, spout" (of water), from goute "a drop," from Latin gutta "a drop." Meaning "furrow made by running water" is from 1580s. Meaning "trough under the eaves of a roof to carry off rainwater" is from mid-14c. Figurative sense of "low, profane" is from 1818. In printers' slang, from 1841.
  • As in dive : verb descend, usually going underwater
Example sentences :
  • The candle was guttering, and aunt Mary Ellen pushed it toward her.
  • Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
  • I saw his face, straight opposite me, near the guttering candle.
  • Extract from : « The Choice of Life » by Georgette Leblanc
  • The candles are guttering away terribly, and we must not be left in the dark.
  • Extract from : « Fire Island » by G. Manville Fenn
  • The porter halted on the stairs to settle his guttering candle.
  • Extract from : « Dubliners » by James Joyce
  • He lifted the guttering candle overhead and inspected his surroundings.
  • Extract from : « With Wellington in Spain » by F. S. Brereton
  • The candle was standing, broken and guttering, on the floor.
  • Extract from : « The Magnificent Adventure » by Emerson Hough
  • Our sickly lantern was guttering in a sooty stream of smoke.
  • Extract from : « The Portal of Dreams » by Charles Neville Buck
  • He opened to us, standing there fully dressed, with a guttering candle.
  • Extract from : « Helmet of Navarre » by Bertha Runkle
  • There was only the guttering candle in the gin bottle to give light.
  • Extract from : « The White Moll » by Frank L. Packard
  • Samuels peered at him strangely, around the guttering candle.
  • Extract from : « The Rules of the Game » by Stewart Edward White

Antonyms for guttering

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