shutting
Meaning of shutting
- move (something) into position so as to block an opening; close.
shut the window, please
she shut her lips tight
she slammed the door shut
- make (something) unavailable for business or service, either permanently or until due to be open again.
we shut the shop for lunch
Old English scyttan ‘put (a bolt) in position to hold fast’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch schutten ‘shut up, obstruct’, also to shoot.
Information about shutting
- It is a verb.
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Hyphenation of shutting
shut-ting
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- shutting is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
shutting synonyms
Meaning closing:
Meaning only a short distance away or apart in space or time:
Meaning shut (a door, window, or lid) forcefully and loudly:
Meaning close or do up securely:
Meaning fasten (something, especially a door or window) with a bar or bars:
Meaning fasten or secure (something) with a lock:
Meaning fasten (a door or gate) with a latch:
Meaning secure with a padlock:
Meaning make (a door or container) hard to open; fasten or lock:
Meaning fasten or close securely:
shutting antonyms
Meaning move (a door or window) so as to leave a space allowing access and vision:
Meaning undo the lock of (something), typically with a key:
Anagrams of shutting
Words that rhyme with shutting
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