shutter
To close shutters coveringTo close shutters covering.
» I've decided to replace the shutters.
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)To close shutters covering.
Shutter the windows: there's a storm coming!
close with shutters
(figuratively, transitive)To close up (a building) for a prolonged period of inoccupancy.
It took all day to shutter the cabin now that the season has ended.
(transitive)To cancel or terminate.
The US is seeking to get Iran to shutter its nuclear weapons program.
This company was shuttered in 2002.
To rain heavily.
Examples
49 sentencesI've decided to replace the shutters.
These shutters need to be replaced.
We need to replace these shutters.
I forgot to open the shutter.
I forgot to open the shutters.
Origin
From shut + -er. Compare shuttle.From shut + -er. Compare shuttle.
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Forms
shutters, shuttering, shuttered, shuttered| Base form | shutter · to shutter |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | shutters |
| Present participle | shuttering |
| Past simple | shuttered |
| Past participle | shuttered |
irregular
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle