gutting

verb

present participle of gut
as in cleaning
to take the internal organs out of you'll need to gut the fish and wash it out before you can cook it

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  1. cleaning
  2. removing
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  • Westerheide said that since the review, the county has repeatedly tried to remove dogs before cleaning kennels, but staff haven’t been able to find somewhere to keep them during the process.
    — Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Daily and routine cleaning should include cleaning your portafilter, group head, and steam wand.
    — Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of cleaning
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  • Advocates say the strategy encourages more diverse applicants, like first-generation students, by removing barriers to entry and boosting awareness of the often-generous scholarships available at private institutions.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Harris indicated the markets for those players were not good enough to warrant removing them from the current team.
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of removing
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“Gutting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gutting. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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