Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shuttering

/ʃˈʌtɚɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.16 in modern English

Syllables: shut-ter-ing
IPA: /ʃˈʌtɚɪŋ/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of closing something with shutters.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The winding down of a business, a publication, etc.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Countable; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of shutter

Example Sentences

"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."
"s (plural)"
"[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."

Usage

Inflected Forms

shutterings (plural)

Phrases

shuttering carpenter

Frequently Paired Words

shutterer

Synonyms

shutter shutdown

Rhymes With

stuttering fluttering muttering sputtering uttering cluttering guttering buttering puttering

Questions

How do you pronounce shuttering?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʃˈʌtɚɪŋ/.
What does shuttering mean?: The act of closing something with shutters.

How to pronounce shuttering

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