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shutting

/ˈʃʌtɪŋ/noun, verb2 syllables

Shutting means: move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut.

Synonyms for shutting6

noun, as in the act of closing something

closing

verb, as in move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut

close, shut

verb, as in become closed

close, shut

verb, as in prevent from entering; shut out

exclude, keep out, shut out, shut

What does shutting mean?4

verb

1

move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut“Close the door”

2

become closed“The windows closed with a loud bang”

3

prevent from entering; shut out“The trees were shutting out all sunlight”

noun

1

the act of closing something

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with shutting?2

two syllables

puttingcutting
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Shutting in a sentence

  • Shutting the door, they went up to the first floor.sundown
  • The son demonstrated his anger by shutting the door and noisily.unknown
  • We have ways of making women speak; we have none for shutting them up.Ronaldonl
  • Don't leave the room without shutting the window.sundown
  • Ziri heard drawers opening and shutting by themselves.Amastan
  • Close the tablet apps properly before shutting it down.Amastan
  • Because of coronavirus, civic life is shutting down in Algeria.Amastan
  • Leon watched TV for half an hour before shutting it off.Amastan

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Forms of shutting

as a noun

plural
shuttings