as in vulgar
depicting or referring to sexual matters in a way that is unacceptable in polite society
a novel that does a good job of rendering the gutter language of that stratum of society
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Recent Examples of gutter
Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 17 Mar. 2025
First responders also recommend ensuring space between combustible items and your home, cleaning pine needles and leaves from rooftops and gutters, and decluttering the inside of the home to help curb a fire’s spread and prevent the loss of important items.
—Tyler Faurot, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2023
And for the umpteen transitions, tall, slim screens glide across the stage like screen-wipes displaying distractingly different, hyper-realist close-up images ranging from location-setting photos to a (worryingly out of focus) video of a guttering candle.
—David Benedict, Variety, 26 May 2023
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Noun
Stay alert for leaks and places that retain water, including pipes and gutters.
—Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 17 Mar. 2025
First responders also recommend ensuring space between combustible items and your home, cleaning pine needles and leaves from rooftops and gutters, and decluttering the inside of the home to help curb a fire’s spread and prevent the loss of important items.
—Tyler Faurot, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
Verb
Advertisement :: Clouds of incense, guttering candles: Inside Lviv’s garrison church, singer Vasyl Hnypyuk’s high baritone rose and fell in cadence, supplementing the chanting of presiding priests.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2023
And for the umpteen transitions, tall, slim screens glide across the stage like screen-wipes displaying distractingly different, hyper-realist close-up images ranging from location-setting photos to a (worryingly out of focus) video of a guttering candle.
—David Benedict, Variety, 26 May 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gutter
Adjective
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The Europeans were enchanted by the expressive fluency that the New York critics had considered vulgar.—
David Denby,
The Atlantic,
1 Apr. 2025
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The chief spoke at the LAPD’s Police Commission weekly meeting Tuesday, a day after news broke that officers from the department’s recruitment and employment division had been unknowingly recorded making vulgar comments, including while talking about police applicants.—
Libor Jany,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Specifically, it's formed a ridge of high pressure over the western United States and a trough of low pressure over the eastern United States, large-scale systems that affect our weather down here at the surface.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
12 Apr. 2025
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Research from Springer Nature indicates that overall well-being hits a low trough in middle age.—
Joseph Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Foxes with tails that float behind them, light as scarves, frolic in a ditch.—
Sarah Matusek,
Christian Science Monitor,
4 Apr. 2025
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Stay informed and follow these tips from the NWS to ensure safety during heavy rainfall: Beware of swollen waterways: Avoid parking or walking in close proximity to culverts or drainage ditches, as the swiftly moving water during heavy rain can potentially carry you away.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
1 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Agrigento was founded in 580 B.C. as the largest Greek colony in Sicily.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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For those unfamiliar, the brand was founded in Texas in the 1980s and remained on the scene until the death of its founder, Jim Autry, in 2009.—
Lina-Marie Baatz,
Glamour,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Garbage disposal: Pour some down the drain with baking soda to help deodorize and cut grease.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
12 Apr. 2025
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Mix 1 cup each of baking soda and vinegar and pour it down the drain.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The Bucks can’t afford to cough up the ball in their own trenches.—
Brian Sampson,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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This sophisticated trench is crafted to withstand both rain and wind while maintaining a breathable feel.—
Gabrielle Porcaro,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Those signs can flux when sleep deprived, traveling or stressed at work as well.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN,
31 Jan. 2020
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Next, clean and flux a shutoff valve for the cold side and slide it over the tubing end place and solder it in place.—
Steve Willson,
Popular Mechanics,
24 Aug. 2018
Adjective
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Deputies found and arrested Betancourt, who was sentenced March 21 to six years and eight months in state prison for felony child abuse causing injury, felony domestic violence, witness intimidation, and possession of obscene matter depicting persons under age 18 engaged in lewd conduct.—
Bay City News Service,
Mercury News,
13 Apr. 2025
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Lovable, charming and generous, yet temperamental, arrogant and obscene.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Gutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gutter. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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