gutting
noun
- removal of innards
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈɡʌtɪŋ/
adj
- Disheartening, crushing.
noun
- The remains after gutting a fish.
“mackerel guttings”
- The act by which somebody is gutted.
“Near-synonyms: evisceration, disembowelment”
verb
- present participle and gerund of gut