Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shut-in

/ˈʃʌtˌɪn/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.78 in modern English

Syllables
shut-in
IPA
/ˈʃʌtˌɪn/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Confined to a location, as by infirmity or illness.

noun

A person confined to a location, as by illness or infirmity.

noun

A narrow river gorge confined by resistant rock layers; a type of rock formation in which a stream is confined to a narrow bed of resistant stone.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Deverbal from shut in.

Inflected Forms

shut-ins (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

housebound shutup

Synonyms

homebound housebound introvertish invalid

Questions

How do you pronounce shut-in?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʃʌtˌɪn/.
What does shut-in mean?
Confined to a location, as by infirmity or illness.
Where does shut-in come from?
Deverbal from shut in.

How to pronounce shut-in

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