gutting

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/ˈɡʌtɪŋ/

noun

The remains after gutting a fish.

“mackerel guttings”

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gutseviscerationdisembowelment
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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of gut
noungutting (plural guttings)

plural guttings

  1. in pluralThe remains after gutting a fish.

    mackerel guttings

    Synonyms: guts

  2. The act by which somebody is gutted.

    Near-synonyms: evisceration, disembowelment

    Synonyms: evisceration, disembowelment

adjectivegutting (comparative more gutting, superlative most gutting)

comparative more gutting · superlative most gutting

  1. Disheartening, crushing.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe remains after gutting a fish.

Similar
guts

nounThe act by which somebody is gutted.

Similar
eviscerationdisembowelment
Also see
crushing

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with gutting

cuttingputtingshuttingabuttingjuttingnuttingruttingbutting
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Cite this entry
APA

gutting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gutting

MLA

“gutting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gutting. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gutting,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gutting.

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