gutting
/ˈɡʌtɪŋ/
verb
- 1
To eviscerate.
“The fisherman guts the fish before cooking them.”
- 2
To remove or destroy the most important parts of.
“Congress gutted the welfare bill.”
noun
- 1
(chiefly in the plural) The remains after gutting a fish.
“mackerel guttings”
Synonyms
adjective
- 1
Disheartening, crushing.
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