guttering

[ guht-er-ing ]

noun

1. the act of making gutters.
2. material for making gutters.
3. the gutters of an individual building.
4. the melted wax or tallow of a candle.

ˈguttering

/ ˈɡʌtərɪŋ /

noun

1. the gutters, downpipes, etc, that make up the rainwater disposal system on the outside of a building
2. the materials used in this system

Word History and Origins

Origin of guttering¹

1400–50; late Middle English. See gutter, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

"We have also kept all the colourful lights along the guttering. I think it's a very nice thing."

From BBC

And it’s still a rite of passage among Bardstown teens to see how far across the under-city you and your friends can get with your guttering Bic lighters and your courage.

From Salon

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.

From Los Angeles Times

Pest controllers are not allowed to trap and kill grey squirrels living in guttering or roofs - but once they enter lofts or other rooms in a house they can be exterminated.

From BBC

Many of them believe that the nation does not just have problems but has “existential” crises: Democracy is a guttering candle, dying before climate change snuffs out the remainder of life.

From Washington Post