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
- (figurative) The winding down of a business, a publication, etc.
- (construction) Formwork.
- 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
- shutterings
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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