Guttering

adj, noun, verb

adj, noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Gutters collectively. uncountable, usually
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of gutter form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    flickering and about to be extinguished

    "Why do you lie with your legs ungainly huddled, And one arm bent across your sullen cold Exhausted face? It hurts my heart to watch you, Deep-shadow'd from the candle's guttering gold;"

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"Why do you lie with your legs ungainly huddled, And one arm bent across your sullen cold Exhausted face? It hurts my heart to watch you, Deep-shadow'd from the candle's guttering gold;"

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