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adjective

Definition of gutternext
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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gutter

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noun

ˈgə-tər How to pronounce gutter (audio)
1
as in trough
a pipe or channel for carrying off water from a roof one of his chores is to clean leaves and sticks out of the gutters before winter sets in

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2
as in ditch
a long narrow channel dug in the earth rainwater running off the road into the gutters

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gutter

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verb

as in to found

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Recent Examples of gutter
Noun
Direct water toward the bed by installing a gutter extension, creating a downhill slope, digging a trench or connecting a PVC pipe to a distant gutter and running it underground to the rain garden. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026 Sand-like granules collecting in gutters, curling or missing shingles, brittle or cracking shingles, sagging sections and indoor leaks or ceiling stains are the standard indicators that a roof is failing. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
There's even a sloping slate roof above the lockers and artificial lead guttering above that. — Caroline Reid, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025 The worry that the flame of horniness will gutter in us with age. — Sarah Thankam Mathews, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2024 See All Example Sentences for gutter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gutter
  1. vulgar
  2. trough
  3. ditch
  4. found
  5. pornographic
  6. drain
  7. trench
  8. flux
Adjective
  • Taylor describes inappropriate physical touch, as well as the knight cornering her and saying vulgar things.
    — Alessandra Schade, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026
  • In her smartly vulgar The Seasons (1957), which extends nearly 17 feet, Krasner returns to the subject of rebirth one year after Pollock’s death, depicting abundant forms resembling genitalia.
    — John Yau, ARTnews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of vulgar
Noun
  • There is a short wave trough that kicks through early Friday morning.
    — Ron Smiley, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Temperatures will continue cooling into the weekend as a trough of cooler low pressure moves, with high temperatures falling into the 60s across the valley on Thursday underneath more cloudy skies.
    — Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of trough
Noun
  • About four hours later, her body was found in a ditch in a forest preserve southwest of Chicago.
    — Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The car then went off the road to the east, went into a ditch and struck a tree.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of ditch
Verb
  • The company was founded by Kush Agarwal and Arvin Singh, who have backgrounds in aerospace engineering and aircraft development at the University of California, Los Angeles.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Jacob Bickelhaupt co-founded the now-shuttered Konro restaurant in West Palm Beach, where his ex-wife was a partner.
    — Zoey Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of found
Adjective
  • On the day of the $50 million demand, a WeChat chat on one of her phones shows pornographic images arriving and being sent back with Victim-1’s face grafted on, the complaint says.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The filing follows a separate legal battle launched by Meloni in 2024 against a man accused of creating and posting deepfake pornographic images using her likeness.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of pornographic
Noun
  • Rather than being a drain on resources, Smith, the mayor, sees interest from the AI industry as one way to get the water flowing.
    — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The partner set to take over leadership of Weil, Gotshal & Manges has held talks to leave the firm for a rival, a move that would compound ongoing talent drain at one of Wall Street’s top dealmaking and restructuring shops.
    — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of drain
Noun
  • Sharp suits and smoking jackets came alongside cocoon shapes, functional hunting jackets, double-breasted trenches and generous winter coats, with longer lengths and full collars suggesting the urban style of the 1980s and ’90s.
    — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Once summer’s squarely behind her, the royal wears a steady rotation of coat dresses, trenches, blazers, and every other type of outerwear under the sun.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of trench
Verb
  • Then he was put on waivers by the Utah Mammoth in September and dealt to Edmonton in December, his career still flux.
    — Joe Smith, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
  • The technology uses the slag to combine it with fluxing agents.
    — Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Gutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gutter. Accessed 31 Oct. 2026.

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