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shutting

UK
/ˈʃʌtɪŋ/
US
/ˈʃʌtɪŋ/
shutting down
shutting off
shutting up

Translations

shuttingnoun
The shutting of the door echoed through the empty hallway.
La fermeture de la porte résonna dans le couloir vide.
Synonyms
conclusion
sealing
termination
closing
closure
shuttinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈʃʌtɪŋ/
US
/ˈʃʌtɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe something that is currently closing.
qui se fermeSe dit d’un objet, d’une porte ou d’un mécanisme qui est en train de se fermer.
He squeezed through the shutting elevator doors.
Il s'est faufilé entre les portes d'ascenseur qui se fermaient.
Synonyms
closing
sealing
locking
latching
fastening
bolting
shutting down
closing up
terminating
shutverb

shutting

Gerund

shut
Past Simple
shut
Past Participle
shutting
Gerund
UK
/ʃʌt/
US
/ʃʌt/
Please shut the door on your way out.
Veuillez fermer la porte en sortant.
Synonyms
seal
halt
stop
clamp
secure
bar
lock
fasten
close
Antonyms
open

Definitions

shuttingnoun
The act of closing something, such as a door or window.
The shutting of the door echoed through the empty hallway.
shuttinggerund / present participle
In the process of closing or coming to a close.
He squeezed through the shutting elevator doors.
shutverb
To close something, such as a door or window, so that it is no longer open.
Please shut the door on your way out.
To stop operating or functioning, often used in the context of machines or systems.
The factory will shut down for maintenance next week.
To prevent access to a place or to stop an activity from continuing.
The police shut the road to investigate the accident.
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