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How to pronounce guts in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms backbone, grit, gumption, moxie, sand
Type of fortitude
Derivation gutsy


he didn't have the guts to try it.

Examples of guts

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Seriously, would anyone have the guts to make fun of them for being Knicks fans?
From the kansas.com
On the outside, it looks the same, but the changes are in the guts and software.
From the newsday.com
As a 13 year-old it took all my guts to ask a 6ft 6in Redgrave for an autograph.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Their eyes and guts, which are impossible to make clear, are instead reflective.
From the sciencedaily.com
Redfish action has been steady on soft plastics and Gulps in the holes and guts.
From the chron.com
People's livelihoods are at stake and you need to show passion, guts and desire.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
Maybe the guts of a plasma TV aren't nearly as recyclable as the company claims.
From the pogue.blogs.nytimes.com
Managers who make decisions with their hearts tend to get their guts ripped out.
From the denverpost.com
The thing is he had the guts to throw it in the middle of a championship season.
From the usatoday.com
More examples
  • Intestine: the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus
  • Empty completely; destroy the inside of; "Gut the building"
  • A narrow channel or strait
  • Remove the guts of; "gut the sheep"
  • Catgut: a strong cord made from the intestines of sheep and used in surgery
  • (guts) backbone: fortitude and determination; "he didn't have the guts to try it"
  • Gut is a German grindcore band, often credited as fathers of pornogrind, and known for their over-the-top vocals and morbid, pornographic imagery. ...
  • Gut is a peer-reviewed medical journal on gastroenterology and hepatology. It is the journal of the British Society of Gastroenterology and is published by the BMJ Group, which is a subsidiary of the British Medical Association.
  • In zoology, the gut, also known as the alimentary canal or alimentary tract, is a tube by which bilaterian animals transfer food to the digestion organs. In large bilaterians the gut generally also has an exit, the anus, by which the animal disposes of solid wastes. ...