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Definition of Shutting
1. Noun. The act of closing something.
Generic synonyms: Motility, Motion, Move, Movement
Derivative terms: Close, Close, Close, Close, Close, Shut
Antonyms: Opening
Definition of Shutting
1. Verb. (present participle of shut) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Shutting
1. shut [v] - See also: shut
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shutting
Literary usage of Shutting
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Progress of Slavery in the United States by George Melville Weston (1857)
"The evila apprehended at the South, from the shutting up of slavery, are imaginary.
Slaves will not multiply beyond the demand for them, and the fall in ..."
2. Journal of the Plague Year by Daniel Defoe (1895)
"shutting up of the House. If any person shall visit any man known to be infected
of the plague, or entereth willingly into any known infected house, ..."
3. Deep Well Drilling: The Principles and Practices of Deep Well Drilling, and by Walter Henry Jeffery (1921)
"... Washing Wells, shutting in Gas Wells FINISHING AND shutting IN OIL WELLS WHERE
FORMATIONS STAND UP All wells should be drilled in slowly and carefully. ..."
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