How to Pronounce "in the gutter"
expression
ˈɪn/, /ɪn/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈɡətɝ
in thuh GUH-ter
ˈɪn/ /ðə, ði/ /ɡˈʌtɐ
in thuh GUH-tuh
Definition
"In the gutter" can mean being in a bad situation, like poverty or personal trouble, or it can describe thinking about rude or inappropriate things.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɪn/, /ɪn/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈɡətɝ
British English
ˈɪn/ /ðə, ði/ /ɡˈʌtɐ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
in thuh GUH-ter
UK
in thuh GUH-tuh
Listen in Context
After he lost his job, he felt like he was in the gutter.
That joke was really in the gutter.
Some people are born in the gutter, but rise above it.
Don't put your mind in the gutter—I didn't mean it that way!