Explore Guttering through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Guttering meaning
Gutters collectively.
Using Guttering
- The main meaning on this page is: Gutters collectively.
- In the example corpus, guttering often appears in combinations such as: the guttering, guttering and, blocked guttering.
Context around Guttering
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 6 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 13 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Guttering
- In this selection, "guttering" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, blocked, damaged, itself, outside and roof stand out and add context to how "guttering" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include but the guttering itself as and clear blocked guttering and repair. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "guttering" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with guttering
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Work to clear blocked guttering and repair an overflowing downpipe will also be carried out. (15 words)
But the court heard the work he then carried out amounted to removing grass from guttering. (16 words)
They have now fixed the guttering outside the house, which she says they believed had been causing the mould. (19 words)
But there remain concerns that it is not blocked guttering that is causing the issue, but the guttering itself as there have been suggestions that it is not suitable to deal with the capacity of rain from the flats since the roof was changed. (44 words)
The full extent of the blaze was clear to see on Monday morning, with the charred remains of the house's interior visible from the street outside, fire damage from the front door up to the guttering and scorched bedroom curtains. (41 words)
Marvin Salih, 31, of Kilton Court, Hull pleaded guilty to three counts of criminal damage in which he damaged guttering and outdoor furniture on Parthian Road and smashed a rear door window and damaged a plant pot on Seafield Avenue. (40 words)
Example sentences (13)
But there remain concerns that it is not blocked guttering that is causing the issue, but the guttering itself as there have been suggestions that it is not suitable to deal with the capacity of rain from the flats since the roof was changed.
A young boy is wheelchair bound and must be pushed to school by a parent, along that road as there is no footpath or kerbing and guttering.
Crowe and Myland say they have spent two decades trying to resolve problems caused by water which “swoops” through their flat on very rainy days, carrying debris and pigeon waste from the guttering.
Pest controllers are not allowed to trap and kill grey squirrels living in guttering or roofs - but once they enter lofts or other rooms in a house they can be exterminated.
They have now fixed the guttering outside the house, which she says they believed had been causing the mould.
They said: “We had to start with the roof, as the building had sustained water damage on the inside and on the outside because of failing flashing, broken tiles and guttering.
Marvin Salih, 31, of Kilton Court, Hull pleaded guilty to three counts of criminal damage in which he damaged guttering and outdoor furniture on Parthian Road and smashed a rear door window and damaged a plant pot on Seafield Avenue.
The full extent of the blaze was clear to see on Monday morning, with the charred remains of the house's interior visible from the street outside, fire damage from the front door up to the guttering and scorched bedroom curtains.
We’ve had no maintenance to the guttering or the outside walls despite being charged £5,000 a year for maintenance.
Work to clear blocked guttering and repair an overflowing downpipe will also be carried out.
But despite never making a claim in 21 years of custom, their insurer refused to cover the cost of fixing their guttering.
But the court heard the work he then carried out amounted to removing grass from guttering.
From that time, more and more buildings bought drainpipes to carry the water from the guttering roof to the ground and only very few buildings using gargoyles were constructed.
Common combinations with guttering
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the guttering 6×
- guttering and 3×
- blocked guttering 2×
- and guttering 2×
- guttering or 2×