- gutter away
- intransitive verb
: to disappear by degrees but usually rapidly
a brilliant orange flash split the darkness … and then guttered away to nothing — Nicholas Monsarrat
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
gutter away
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Gutter — may refer to:* Rain gutter, a narrow channel which collects rainwater from the roof of a building and diverts it away from the structure, typically into a drain. * Street gutter, a depression which runs alongside a city street, usually at the… … Wikipedia
Gutter — Gut ter, n. [OE. gotere, OF. goutiere, F. goutti[ e]re, fr. OF. gote, goute, drop, F. goutte, fr. L. gutta.] [1913 Webster] 1. A channel at the eaves of a roof for conveying away the rain; an eaves channel; an eaves trough. [1913 Webster] 2. A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gutter member — Gutter Gut ter, n. [OE. gotere, OF. goutiere, F. goutti[ e]re, fr. OF. gote, goute, drop, F. goutte, fr. L. gutta.] [1913 Webster] 1. A channel at the eaves of a roof for conveying away the rain; an eaves channel; an eaves trough. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gutter plane — Gutter Gut ter, n. [OE. gotere, OF. goutiere, F. goutti[ e]re, fr. OF. gote, goute, drop, F. goutte, fr. L. gutta.] [1913 Webster] 1. A channel at the eaves of a roof for conveying away the rain; an eaves channel; an eaves trough. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gutter snipe — Gutter Gut ter, n. [OE. gotere, OF. goutiere, F. goutti[ e]re, fr. OF. gote, goute, drop, F. goutte, fr. L. gutta.] [1913 Webster] 1. A channel at the eaves of a roof for conveying away the rain; an eaves channel; an eaves trough. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gutter stick — Gutter Gut ter, n. [OE. gotere, OF. goutiere, F. goutti[ e]re, fr. OF. gote, goute, drop, F. goutte, fr. L. gutta.] [1913 Webster] 1. A channel at the eaves of a roof for conveying away the rain; an eaves channel; an eaves trough. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gutter — gut|ter1 [ˈgʌtə US ər] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: goutiere, from goute drop ; GOUT] 1.) the low part at the edge of a road where water collects and flows away ▪ The gutters were blocked and overflowing. ↑chimney, ↑gutter 2.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
gutter — gut|ter1 [ gʌtər ] noun 1. ) count an open piece of pipe that is attached to the edge of a roof to carry rain water away 2. ) count the edge of the road, where water flows away 3. ) the gutter the lowest level of moral standards: dragging… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
gutter — 1 noun 1 (C) the edge of a road next to the path, where water collects and flows away 2 (C) an open pipe or channel 1 (4), fixed to the edge of a roof to collect and carry away rain water 3 the gutter the bad social conditions of the lowest and… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
gutter — [[t]gʌ̱tə(r)[/t]] gutters, guttering, guttered 1) N COUNT: usu the N The gutter is the edge of a road next to the pavement, where rain water collects and flows away. It is supposed to be washed down the gutter and into the city s vast sewerage… … English dictionary
