GUTTERING Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

guttering

verb

Definition of guttering

present participle of gutter

as in smelting

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Her aunt gave her a warm piece with margarine melting at the center.

— Rachel Yoder, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026
The Springfield Sliders became the Lucky Horseshoes in 2022, swapping out their Abraham Lincoln logo for a horseshoe swinging a french fry bat, complete with a drip of melting cheese.

— Kendra Nordin Beato, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of melting

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February 19 – March 20 That impulse buy may be trying to solve a feeling.

— Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2026
Her doctor advised her to stop clinical hyperpigmentation treatments for her dark spots and uneven skin tone as some ingredients could be unsafe to use while trying to conceive or during pregnancy.

— Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026

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Summit has proposed capturing CO2 emissions from dozens of ethanol plants in Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota and Nebraska, liquefying it under pressure and transporting it via the pipeline to North Dakota, to sequester it deep underground.

— Donnelle Eller, Des Moines Register, 13 Feb. 2026
Their chemical concoction containing the bacterium is then pumped in, liquefying the rock underground.

— Kelsey Brown, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Jan. 2026

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When Yale and Connecticut Children’s announced closure of their gender clinics, Mel Cordner, founding director of the LGBTQ youth organization Q Plus, said that gender-affirming care has been proven to save lives.

— Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026
Her appointment in 2020 formally brought the fourth generation of the founding family into the company’s creative leadership.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026

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