1
: one that shuts
2
: a usually movable cover or screen for a window or door
3
: a mechanical device that limits the passage of light
especially
: a camera component that allows light to enter by opening and closing an aperture
4
: the movable louvers in a pipe organ by which the swell box is opened
shuttered; shuttering; shutters
1
: to close by or as if by shutters
corporations shuttering their production plants
2
: to furnish with shutters
Examples of shutter in a Sentence
Verb
They locked the doors and shuttered the windows.
They declared bankruptcy and shuttered the store.
Recent Examples on the Web
Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2024
Balanced on a thin slice of land between the 110 Freeway and the Arroyo Seco flood channel, the home — not a house in the conventional sense — is framed under a stand of trees by a white lattice fence and window shutters.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2024
Window trim: When painting window trim, sashes, and shutters should be the darkest parts of your color scheme.
—Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Apr. 2024
Today, the establishment is part of Backwell’s Island Outpost hotel chain, and boasts 13 Georgian-style cottages adorned with plantation shutters, fretwork fanlights hand-crafted by local artisans, mahogany four-poster beds and French doors spilling out to private verandas.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2024
Spray on sponges attached to tongs or on a sock to clean dust off of blinds or plantation shutters.
—Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2024
Devices that trip the shutter for you are small, easy to use, wireless, and inexpensive.
—Michael E. Bakich, Discover Magazine, 24 Feb. 2024
The brief pointed to plummeting OB-GYN numbers and growing maternal health care deserts as hospitals across the state shutter or curtail their operations.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 12 Apr. 2024
That said, their shutter speeds aren’t nearly as slow as the LSST Camera.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 Apr. 2024
Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2024
With obstetrical providers leaving the state, some hospitals have shuttered their labor and delivery services.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2024
Major retailers such as Saks Fifth Avenue have also shuttered their fur salons.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 23 Apr. 2024
In two decades, the district has shuttered more than a dozen school buildings, with plans to close at least four more buildings over the next three years.
—Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, 22 Apr. 2024
The state has shuttered two dozen correctional facilities since 2011 because of vacant beds, saving about $442 million annually, according to the state corrections department.
—Maysoon Khan and Anthony Izaguirre, Quartz, 20 Apr. 2024
The company is shuttering 35 stores across the state and laying off some or all of the 265 employees who work at those locations on or around April 20, according to a WARN layoff notice submitted to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 19 Apr. 2024
The program was shuttered in 2023 for several months while it was investigated by the nonprofit that oversees the U.S. organ transplant network for complaints regarding patient deaths and infections.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2024
The restaurant shuttered entirely in early 2021, forcing Mr. Lubnitzki to take his one-man show — garish and heavy on the shiksa jokes — on the road.
—Rachel Sherman, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024
Noun
Portable generators less than $3,000 are tax-exempt, as are emergency ladders (not extension ladders) and hurricane shutters under $300.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2024
Balanced on a thin slice of land between the 110 Freeway and the Arroyo Seco flood channel, the home — not a house in the conventional sense — is framed under a stand of trees by a white lattice fence and window shutters.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2024
Window trim: When painting window trim, sashes, and shutters should be the darkest parts of your color scheme.
—Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Apr. 2024
Today, the establishment is part of Backwell’s Island Outpost hotel chain, and boasts 13 Georgian-style cottages adorned with plantation shutters, fretwork fanlights hand-crafted by local artisans, mahogany four-poster beds and French doors spilling out to private verandas.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2024
Spray on sponges attached to tongs or on a sock to clean dust off of blinds or plantation shutters.
—Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2024
Devices that trip the shutter for you are small, easy to use, wireless, and inexpensive.
—Michael E. Bakich, Discover Magazine, 24 Feb. 2024
The brief pointed to plummeting OB-GYN numbers and growing maternal health care deserts as hospitals across the state shutter or curtail their operations.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 12 Apr. 2024
That said, their shutter speeds aren’t nearly as slow as the LSST Camera.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 Apr. 2024
Verb
Just this month, PacifiCorp backtracked on a plan to shutter its Utah coal plants, Huntington and Hunter, by 2032, reverting to the previous retirement dates of 2036 and 2042.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2024
With obstetrical providers leaving the state, some hospitals have shuttered their labor and delivery services.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2024
Major retailers such as Saks Fifth Avenue have also shuttered their fur salons.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 23 Apr. 2024
In two decades, the district has shuttered more than a dozen school buildings, with plans to close at least four more buildings over the next three years.
—Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, 22 Apr. 2024
The state has shuttered two dozen correctional facilities since 2011 because of vacant beds, saving about $442 million annually, according to the state corrections department.
—Maysoon Khan and Anthony Izaguirre, Quartz, 20 Apr. 2024
The company is shuttering 35 stores across the state and laying off some or all of the 265 employees who work at those locations on or around April 20, according to a WARN layoff notice submitted to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 19 Apr. 2024
The program was shuttered in 2023 for several months while it was investigated by the nonprofit that oversees the U.S. organ transplant network for complaints regarding patient deaths and infections.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2024
The restaurant shuttered entirely in early 2021, forcing Mr. Lubnitzki to take his one-man show — garish and heavy on the shiksa jokes — on the road.
—Rachel Sherman, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024
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“Shutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shutter. Accessed 30 Apr. 2024.
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shutter
1 of 2 noun
shut·ter
ˈshət-ər 
1
: a movable cover for a window that swings on hinges like a door
2
: a device in a camera that opens to allow light to enter when a picture is taken
shutter
2 of 2 verb
: to close with or by shutters
kept the house shuttered
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