noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act by which something is shut.

   "openings and shuttings of doors"

2. 2
   the act of closing something wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of shut form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

blockadeclosingocclusionshutdown

Example

More examples

"Would you mind shutting the door?"

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