gutting

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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“Gutting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gutting. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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