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guttering

verb

Meaning

  1. To flow or stream; to form gutters.
  2. (of a candle) To melt away by having the molten wax run down along the side of the candle.
  3. (of a small flame) To flicker as if about to be extinguished.
  4. To send (a bowling ball) into the gutter, not hitting any pins.
  5. To supply with a gutter or gutters.
  6. To cut or form into small longitudinal hollows; to channel.
  7. Gutters collectively.
  8. (of a small flame) flickering and about to be extinguished

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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