1
a
: furnished with shutters
Shuttered double-hung windows and classic clapboard give Thomas Hopkins's design the look of a 19th century Greek Revival house.—
Country Living
—often used in combinationCountry LivingBy the coast, Essaouira serves up salty sea winds and seagulls circling its blue-shuttered houses.—Adekunle Agbetiloye
Adekunle Agbetiloye
b
: having closed shutters
… kept the house shuttered throughout the year to maintain a constant temperature …—Jason W. Selby
Jason W. Selby… the room was closely shuttered and stuffily hot.—Colleen McCullough
Colleen McCullough2
: closed for business
… shuttered factories stand as a testament to the deindustrialization of New England.—Thomas A. Stewart
Thomas A. Stewart… an indoor facility would permit racing at a time when most tracks are shuttered for the winter …—The New York Times
The New York Times3
: closed off or off-limits to outsiders
… kept her private life shuttered …—Neal Ascherson
Neal AschersonSome of the nuns she interviews are cloistered, emerging only briefly from a shuttered existence.—Lise Funderburg
Lise Funderburgshuttered
2 of 2past tense and past participle of shutter entry 2
Examples of shuttered in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 18 June 2026
The queue alone is worth the wait, lined with Easter eggs and props from the shuttered Muppet Vision 3D, and anchored by the first-ever Audio-Animatronics figure of Scooter, built using motion-capture technology.
—Jacqueline Dole, Southern Living, 18 June 2026
The charity shuttered at the end of 2025, granting full autonomy to its Nepali counterpart, Papa’s House NGO, according to the organization’s website at the time.
—Diamy Wang, Charlotte Observer, 18 June 2026
Others, such as Pakistan and the Philippines, have shuttered businesses and schools and tried to mandate working from home.
—Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 18 June 2026
The shelter, however, was damaged and could remain shuttered for weeks.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
The cruisy interiors were stitched together from two locations, including a since-shuttered spot called Lion Spa and a second Koreatown bathhouse, neither of which, Ahn noted, still exists in its former glory.
—Joshua Encinias, IndieWire, 17 June 2026
Carleen Noreus pleaded guilty to two conspiracy counts of wire fraud and money laundering, including collaborating with an associate in selling about 2,600 fake nursing degrees for $10,000 to $20,000 each between 2018 and 2023 at two now-shuttered schools in Broward and Palm Beach counties.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 16 June 2026
Lawyers for the now-shuttered fertility clinic and the doctor named in the couple's suit did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Adjective
Nassa Group, one of Bangladesh’s leading garment manufacturers, owned about 34 plants at its peak but shuttered 16 factories last year due to financial issues.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 18 June 2026
The queue alone is worth the wait, lined with Easter eggs and props from the shuttered Muppet Vision 3D, and anchored by the first-ever Audio-Animatronics figure of Scooter, built using motion-capture technology.
—Jacqueline Dole, Southern Living, 18 June 2026
The charity shuttered at the end of 2025, granting full autonomy to its Nepali counterpart, Papa’s House NGO, according to the organization’s website at the time.
—Diamy Wang, Charlotte Observer, 18 June 2026
Others, such as Pakistan and the Philippines, have shuttered businesses and schools and tried to mandate working from home.
—Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 18 June 2026
The shelter, however, was damaged and could remain shuttered for weeks.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
The cruisy interiors were stitched together from two locations, including a since-shuttered spot called Lion Spa and a second Koreatown bathhouse, neither of which, Ahn noted, still exists in its former glory.
—Joshua Encinias, IndieWire, 17 June 2026
Carleen Noreus pleaded guilty to two conspiracy counts of wire fraud and money laundering, including collaborating with an associate in selling about 2,600 fake nursing degrees for $10,000 to $20,000 each between 2018 and 2023 at two now-shuttered schools in Broward and Palm Beach counties.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 16 June 2026
Lawyers for the now-shuttered fertility clinic and the doctor named in the couple's suit did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Shuttered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shuttered. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
