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Guttering vs. Spouting — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Guttering and Spouting

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Guttering

A channel at the edge of a street or road for carrying off surface water.

Spouting

See gutter.

Guttering

A trough fixed under or along the eaves for draining rainwater from a roof. Also called regionally eaves trough, rainspout, spouting.

Spouting

(of a liquid) That is propelled in a narrow stream or jet.

Guttering

A furrow or groove formed by running water.

Spouting

The process or result of something being spouted; that which is spouted.
Spoutings of lava shot from the crest of the volcano.
The spoutings of a large whale can be seen from a great distance.
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Guttering

A trough or channel for carrying something off, such as that on either side of a bowling alley or that almost level with the water in some swimming pools.

Spouting

A gutter under the eaves of a building; guttering.
The spouting was filled with leaves and needed cleaning.

Guttering

(Printing) The white space formed by the inner margins of two facing pages, as of a book.

Spouting

Propelled violently in a usually narrow stream

Guttering

A degraded and squalid class or state of human existence.

Guttering

To form gutters or furrows in
Heavy rain guttered the hillside.
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Guttering

To provide with gutters.

Guttering

To flow in channels or rivulets
Rainwater guttered along the curb.

Guttering

To melt away through the side of the hollow formed by a burning wick. Used of a candle.

Guttering

To burn low and unsteadily; flicker
The flame guttered in the lamp.

Guttering

Vulgar, sordid, or unprincipled
Gutter language.
The gutter press.

Guttering

Gutters collectively.

Guttering

Present participle of gutter

Guttering

(of a small flame) flickering and about to be extinguished

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