shutting
Pronunciation:
/ˈʃʌtɪŋ/verb
Definitions
To close, to stop from being open.
Example: Please shut the door.
To close, to stop being open.
Example: If you wait too long, the automatic door will shut.
To close a business temporarily, or (of a business) to be closed.
Example: The pharmacy is shut on Sunday.
To confine in an enclosed area.
Example: I shut the cat in the kitchen before going out.
noun
Definitions
The act by which something is shut.
Example: openings and shuttings of doors