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Detouring | Detour | Detours | Detoured

Detouring meaning

present participle and gerund of detour

Using Detouring

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of detour
  • In the example corpus, detouring often appears in combinations such as: currently detouring, detouring and, are detouring.

Context around Detouring

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 6 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

currently 2× maybe 1× drivers 1× border 1×

Often after:

off 2× via 1× traffic 1× south 1×

Sentence patterns with Detouring

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and are detouring traffic around 1× buses are detouring and some 1× ended up detouring off u 1× had drivers detouring and pedestrians 1× is currently detouring to central 1× is currently detouring via padmans 1× lanes and detouring all traffic 1× made by detouring off some 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a watermain break 1× adelaide metro have 1× an improvement could 1× i recommend maybe 1× official french maps 1× so having been 1×

Common sentence endings:

around the area 1× delays are expected 1× hitting nofales instead 1× now completely closed 1× of that road 1× through the detour 1×

Words around Detouring

Just before it in the word index:

detoured 45 detour 239 detonators 26 detonator 27 detonations 21 detonation 144

Just after it in the word index:

detours 75 detox 125 detoxed 2 detoxes 6 detoxification 35 detoxified 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

aanholt 13 aardwolf 13 abati 13 abbeville 13 abcc 13 abcon 13

Corpus analysis for Detouring

  • In this selection, "detouring" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, currently, maybe, drivers, off, via and traffic stand out and add context to how "detouring" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and are detouring traffic around and buses are detouring and some. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "detouring" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with detouring

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

I recommend maybe detouring a little more and hitting Nofales instead. (11 words)

Yadkinville Police have closed the roadway and are detouring traffic around the area. (13 words)

Adelaide Metro have announced the 271 and 273 buses are detouring and some delays are expected. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

Official French maps show the border detouring south of the main summit, and claim the highest point in Italy is Mont Blanc de Courmayeur (4,748 m), but these are inconsistent with an 1861 convention and topographic watershed analysis. (39 words)

So, having been taken to the woodshed for bad behavior they ended up detouring off U.S. 183 and around Phillipsburg by traveling down U.S. 383. Which is even more ridiculous, given the nature of that road. (38 words)

An improvement could be made by detouring off some of the animals so that they return to the pack (after the odors and sounds are masked so they will return untraumatized). (31 words)

Example sentences (10)

I recommend maybe detouring a little more and hitting Nofales instead.

Traffic is currently detouring via Padmans Road, Cooks Road, and Beech Road, with the crossing now completely closed.

A watermain break on James St. North at the corner of Mulberry Street had drivers detouring and pedestrians hopping over and wading through puddles.

The collapsed roadway was reported about 7:35 a.m. Thursday, closing the eastbound lanes and detouring all traffic to Exit 34 to Route 15/Wharton/Dover/Sparta.

Adelaide Metro have announced the 271 and 273 buses are detouring and some delays are expected.

So, having been taken to the woodshed for bad behavior they ended up detouring off U.S. 183 and around Phillipsburg by traveling down U.S. 383. Which is even more ridiculous, given the nature of that road.

Truck traffic is currently detouring to Central Avenue and 14th Street S.E. There is signage along the route to guide truck traffic through the detour.

Yadkinville Police have closed the roadway and are detouring traffic around the area.

An improvement could be made by detouring off some of the animals so that they return to the pack (after the odors and sounds are masked so they will return untraumatized).

Official French maps show the border detouring south of the main summit, and claim the highest point in Italy is Mont Blanc de Courmayeur (4,748 m), but these are inconsistent with an 1861 convention and topographic watershed analysis.

Common combinations with detouring

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "detouring" in a sentence?
An example: "I recommend maybe detouring a little more and hitting Nofales instead." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "detouring" from authentic English texts.
What does "detouring" mean?
Detouring means: present participle and gerund of detour
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