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shutting

shutting

3 1.0
An action that makes something closed like a door or book
  • noun
  • /ˈʃʌtɪŋ/
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  • The squeak of a shutting faucet from down the hall reminded me that I was about to be rescued from this claustrophobic encounter, which, in its worst moments, had seemed endless.

And we've seen the shutting down of Tavistock here in the UK.

Examples

  • The shutting door nearly clipped her shoulder blades.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • So it is safe to say that it is a certainty that the result will be a shutting off of the Gulf Stream conveyor, resulting in an ice age.

    Blog text (34)

  • The shutting of the door marked the end of their conversation.

  • I heard the shutting of the window as the rain started to fall.

  • The shutting of the gate signaled the end of visiting hours.

Synonyms

closing
vsshutting
305 2.3

The last part when something ends, for example a meeting

is the act of making something stop or be sealed
shutdown
vsshutting
136 4.1

A time when a business, system, or service stops working

is the action that causes something to stop functioning
closure
vsshutting
46 4.7

The permanent end of a business, school, or service

is the basic act that can be temporary and not always permanent
shutoff
vsshutting
  • US
5 3.7

A part or action that stops the flow of water, gas and electricity

is the general action rather than a specific device
plant closing
vsshutting
  • US
4 4.6

A factory or workplace stopping all work and ending jobs there

is the broader act, not limited to industrial or factory sites
closing off
vsshutting
3 5.2

An action that stops people from entering a place or communicating

is the act of ending or sealing rather than only blocking access
shuttering
vsshutting
1 5.6

Closing a business or service so it stops operating

is the general action used for many kinds of objects or events
closedown
vsshutting
  • UK
1 4.2

A permanent end to a business, factory, or service

is the act of causing an end, not limited to long stoppages

Antonyms

opening
1.0

Happening at the beginning of an event or period

Compounds

shutting post
  • Specialized
9.1

A post that a gate closes against

How Closed

closure
27 4.4
shutting
3 1.0

Surface Forms

shutting singular
shuttings plural

Morphology

shutting = shut (transparent) = shut + ing

The word 'shutting' is transparently derived from 'shut' with the addition of the suffix '-ing' to form a noun indicating the act of closing.

Etymology

The word shutting comes from the old verb shut, which meant 'to close' or 'to block'. You can see the same root in shutter, the cover used to close a window, so shutting is the act of making something closed.