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shuttering

shuttering

5.4
Covering windows or doors with panels to block light and protect from weather
  • noun
translation icon : cierre con persianas
  • The shuttering of the windows kept the bright sunlight from entering the room.

Examples

  • Prior to those days, most model churches were in the cities, but once again, the fleeing of the city led to the shuttering of doors in many city churches.

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  • After the storm warning, they took to shuttering all the openings in the house.

  • So that combined with that and then we came up with a new, a system for shuttering cameras and so forth.

  • The architect recommended shuttering the large openings to improve energy efficiency.

Synonyms

shutting
vsshuttering
3 1.0

An action that makes something closed like a door or book

focuses on covering openings with purpose built panels not any closure
curtaining
vsshuttering
4.4

The hanging or fitting of cloth panels to cover windows and stages

uses rigid panels to close or cover openings rather than fabric

Antonyms

opening
179 1.0

A space that lets people move through, for example a door

How Closed

to barricade
42 4.8
boarding
85 3.1
sealing
9 3.2
shuttering
5.4
covering
8 1.5

Surface Forms

shuttering singular
shutterings plural

Morphology

shuttering = shutter (transparent) = shutter + ing

A straightforward gerund/nominalization of the verb 'shutter' meaning the action of closing with shutters; learners who know 'shutter' can derive this sense.

Etymology

Shuttering comes from shutter and the verb shut, which means 'close'. Picture the wooden or metal panels you put over windows to 'close' and protect them, which is why the word means covering or closing an opening.