gutter

²gutter

verb

Definition of GUTTER

transitive verb

1

: to cut or wear gutters in

2

: to provide with a gutter

intransitive verb

1

a : to flow in rivulets b of a candle : to melt away through a channel out of the side of the cup hollowed out by the burning wick

2

: to incline downward in a draft <the candle flame guttering>

First Known Use of GUTTER

14th century

Rhymes with GUTTER

butter, clutter, flutter, mutter, shutter, splutter, sputter, strutter, stutter, utter