shutting

transitive verb shut, shutting

1. 1. to move (a door, window, lid, etc.) into a position that closes the opening to which it is fitted
   2. to fasten (a door, etc.) securely, as with a bolt or catch
2. to close (an opening, passage, container, etc.)
3. 1. to prevent or forbid entrance to or exit from; close or bar
   2. to confine or enclose in a room, cage, building, etc.
4. to fold up or bring together the parts of (an umbrella, book, etc. or the mouth, eyes, etc.)
5. to stop or suspend the operation of (a business, school, etc.)

intransitive verb

adjective

noun

1. the act or time of shutting or closing; close
2. the connecting line between two pieces of welded metal