shuttering
shuttering Lexical Profile
shuttering Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The act of closing the shutters of a window or permanently closing down a business, store, or institution.
"The sudden shuttering of the local assembly plant left hundreds of residents looking for new employment."
British Temporary timber or metal molds into which wet concrete is poured and held in place until it has hardened.
"The construction crew spent the morning erecting the wooden shuttering for the new foundation wall."
• verb
To close down a business, shop, or organization, especially permanently (present participle of shutter).
"Rising commercial rents are shuttering several independent bookstores across the district."
To close or secure a window or building with shutters (present participle of shutter).
"They were busy shuttering the beachfront cottages ahead of the approaching hurricane."