ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Shuttering

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Shuttering is a noun meaning The act of closing something with shutters.

Meaning

The act of closing something with shutters.

More Meanings

  1. (figurative) The winding down of a business, a publication, etc.
  2. (construction) Formwork.
  3. present participle and gerund of shutter

Example Sentences

[I]n practice, small deformations will occur in the shell on striking the shuttering, or... alternatively, some small deformations are due to slightly imperfect placing of the original formwork.
In the long run, Marvel's B&W newsstand efforts outlasted the closing and shutterings of both Skywald and Warren's doors but the longest lived of their horror titles only lasted two years, from 1973–1975.

Word Forms

Synonyms for shuttering

Depending on context, synonyms include shutdown, shutter.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include closed, volet, shushing, cockshut, hushing, squelching.

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