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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Recent Examples of gutter
Ana Staples, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2024
After draining the barrel, detach your barrel from your downspout, reattach the downspout to your gutter, and then rinse the barrel with your hose.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Dec. 2024
Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2023
And for the umpteen transitions, tall, slim screens glide across the stage like screen-wipes displaying distractingly different, hyper-realist close-up images ranging from location-setting photos to a (worryingly out of focus) video of a guttering candle.
—David Benedict, Variety, 26 May 2023
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Noun
Liberty does have some appealing add-ons, including coverage for gutter cleaning, window washing and pest control.
—Ana Staples, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2024
After draining the barrel, detach your barrel from your downspout, reattach the downspout to your gutter, and then rinse the barrel with your hose.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Dec. 2024
Verb
Advertisement :: 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.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2023
And for the umpteen transitions, tall, slim screens glide across the stage like screen-wipes displaying distractingly different, hyper-realist close-up images ranging from location-setting photos to a (worryingly out of focus) video of a guttering candle.
—David Benedict, Variety, 26 May 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gutter
Adjective
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The footage shows Caldwell calling the nearby Packers fans vulgar and sexist names, while taunting the man accompanying her with explicit gestures.—
Jackson Thompson,
Fox News,
18 Jan. 2025
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Michael Thomas Lewis, 55, let out multiple outbursts during his first appearance in court since he was arrested over the weekend and accused of making a series of vulgar, threatening online statements at Clark, the Indiana Fever superstar.—
Samira Puskar,
NBC News,
14 Jan. 2025
Noun
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An antique limestone trough paired with climbing ivy imparts a sense of age.—
Jennifer Fernandez,
Architectural Digest,
3 Feb. 2025
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Dogs and horses find their way to water troughs and take a drink.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
3 Feb. 2025
Noun
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School Bus Crash: 'A Tremendous Tragedy' Photos released by authorities show that the two cars ended up blocking the westbound land and the bus landed in a ditch on the side of the road.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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The next morning, shortly before 10 a.m., a man was found dead in the ditch in the 1300 block of Ravenna Trail (10th Street) in Hastings, about 150 feet east of the bridge that crosses the Vermillion River.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
4 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Ellsworth Cemetery was founded by a small cadre of Black Civil War Veterans in 1876 to provide a burial ground for the African American community in and around Westminster.—
Diane Boettcher,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Feb. 2025
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The first settlement in McLeod County was Glencoe, which was founded in June 1855 by a party of settlers led by Martin McLeod.—
Kay Johnson,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Trump sees few significant U.S. interests outside the Western Hemisphere, considers alliances to be a drain on the U.S. Treasury, and believes the United States should dominate its neighborhood.—
Ivo H. Daalder,
Foreign Affairs,
30 Jan. 2025
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The site is where fans hash out the best rap album ever and plumbers weigh in on how to unclog a drain.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Taylor-Joy layered a brown leather trench over a black turtleneck, accessorizing with gold Elsa Peretti drop earrings by Tiffany & Co., as well as a pair of Dior sunglasses.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
6 Feb. 2025
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Players of the third-person shooter can now apply the Julius Caesar-solution to any problem in warfare by digging a trench.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Those signs can flux when sleep deprived, traveling or stressed at work as well.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN,
31 Jan. 2020
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Next, clean and flux a shutoff valve for the cold side and slide it over the tubing end place and solder it in place.—
Steve Willson,
Popular Mechanics,
24 Aug. 2018
Adjective
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The high school student complainants said in the lawsuit that their families’ First Amendment rights have been violated by the law, which has a much broader definition of obscene material than the one defined by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1973.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
4 Feb. 2025
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There might be behavioral symptoms that make someone cancel a flight at the last minute because of their panic or decide to take a train for an obscene number of hours to avoid flying.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN,
2 Feb. 2025
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“Gutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gutter. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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