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.
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Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2025
Nestled below is the bathroom, which, like the rest of the tiny house, has outdoor access through several sliding wooden shutters.
—Kimberley Mok, Travel + Leisure, 22 Apr. 2025
Amanda Castro
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
In addition to the thousands of layoffs DOGE has initiated, more than 112,000 federal workers took a deferred resignation, Politico reported, and the agency has all-but shuttered at least 11 federal agencies.
—Molly Bohannon, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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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. 2025
Nestled below is the bathroom, which, like the rest of the tiny house, has outdoor access through several sliding wooden shutters.
—Kimberley Mok, Travel + Leisure, 22 Apr. 2025
Verb
Trump's decision to shutter the agency and cut most staff and programs has faced backlash, especially over how the memorial to the dead would be handled.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
In addition to the thousands of layoffs DOGE has initiated, more than 112,000 federal workers took a deferred resignation, Politico reported, and the agency has all-but shuttered at least 11 federal agencies.
—Molly Bohannon, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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“Shutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shutter. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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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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