Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shutting

/ˈʃʌtɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.71 in modern English

Syllables
shut-ting
IPA
/ˈʃʌtɪŋ/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of shut

noun

The act by which something is shut.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

shuttings (plural)

Synonyms

closing

Rhymes With

putting cutting gutting strutting butting jutting nutting abutting rebutting rutting

Questions

How do you pronounce shutting?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʃʌtɪŋ/.
What does shutting mean?
present participle and gerund of shut

How to pronounce shutting

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