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Meaning of shutting

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

shutting

Pronunciation:/ˈʃʌtɪŋ/

verb

Definitions

  1. To close, to stop from being open.

    Example: Please shut the door.

  2. To close, to stop being open.

    Example: If you wait too long, the automatic door will shut.

  3. To close a business temporarily, or (of a business) to be closed.

    Example: The pharmacy is shut on Sunday.

  4. To confine in an enclosed area.

    Example: I shut the cat in the kitchen before going out.

noun

Definitions

  1. The act by which something is shut.

    Example: openings and shuttings of doors