Gutting Meaning in English
word · lemma: gut
التعريف
"Gutting" can mean removing the internal organs from an animal, or, informally, something that is extremely upsetting or disappointing.
الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة
As an adjective, "gutting" is mostly UK informal for something emotionally devastating. As a verb, it's literal for cleaning fish/animals. Common in news about tragedy or sports loss: "a gutting defeat". Do not confuse with "guts" (courage or intestines).
جمل نموذجية
The fisherman finished gutting the fish.
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Losing the final was absolutely gutting for the team.
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The film’s ending was so gutting that I couldn’t stop thinking about it.
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That last-minute goal was just gutting for the fans.
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It was gutting to hear the concert was canceled after we bought tickets.
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He spent the afternoon gutting the big fish he caught for dinner.
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