shutting

verb

Definition of shuttingnext
present participle of shut
1
as in closing
to position (something) so as to prevent passage through an opening please shut the door when you leave

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2
as in closing out
to stop the operations of shut both stores for a week

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“Shutting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shutting. Accessed 23 Mar. 2023.

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