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SHUTTING

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Dictionary entry overview: What does shutting mean?

• SHUTTING (noun)
The noun SHUTTING has 1 sense:

1. the act of closing something

Familiarity information: SHUTTING used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• SHUTTING (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The act of closing something

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

closing; shutting

Hypernyms ("shutting" is a kind of...):

motility; motion; move; movement (a change of position that does not entail a change of location)

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