Guttering vs. Spouting — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Guttering and Spouting
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Definitions
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
