shutting

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shutting

/ˈʃʌtɪŋ/

Rhymes with -ʌtɪŋ

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of shut

noun shuttings

The act by which something is shut. openings and shuttings of doors

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: closing, close, tom, suspending, locking, barring, bolting, fastening, sealing, covering, bricking, throttling, occluding, securing, clamping, plugging

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@misc{shutting_2026,
  title = {shutting},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shutting},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}