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Vocabulary Entry
shutting
|verb • noun
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verb
to close or cause to close.
Example Sentences
"She is shutting the door quietly."
"Please don't forget to shut the windows before leaving."
"He was shutting down the computer for the night."
N
noun
the act of closing something.
Example Sentences
"The shutting of the gate signaled the end of the event."
"There was a loud shutting of doors as the meeting began."
"His sudden shutting of the book surprised everyone."