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shutting

/ˈʃʌtɪŋ/ · verb

Meaning

  1. To close, to stop from being open.
  2. To close, to stop being open.
  3. To close a business temporarily, or (of a business) to be closed.
  4. To confine in an enclosed area.
  5. To catch or snag in the act of shutting something.
  6. To preclude; to exclude; to bar out.
  7. The act by which something is shut.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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