Gutful
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Gutful is a noun meaning (informal) As much as a gut (abdomen) will hold.
Meaning
(informal) As much as a gut (abdomen) will hold.
More Meanings
- (UK, Australia, New Zealand, slang) As much as one is willing to hear or experience; as much as or more than one can bear; too much; a surfeit.
Example Sentences
He drank a gutful of beer.
I've had a gutful of politics lately.
Several gutfuls of alcoholic laughter-breath rolled around the room.
Stratonike laughed, great gutfuls of loud raucous laughter that carried across the crowd.
Word Forms
- gutfuls
- gutsful
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include gutsful, stomachful, gobletful, canful, pouchful, chestful.
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