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Uncommonshutting
The correct spelling is shutting.
How to pronounce shutting
verb
IPA: /ˈʃʌtɪŋ/
Say it like: Shu-tti-ng
The correct spelling is shutting. To close, to stop from being open. For example: "Please shut the door."
Usage Examples
“Please shut the door.”
“If you wait too long, the automatic door will shut.”
“The pharmacy is shut on Sunday.”
Meanings
verb
- 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.
noun
- 1.The act by which something is shut.
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