shuttering
shuttering is a polysyllabic word with 3 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, shuttering is hyphenated as:
Definitions ofshuttering
- To close shutters covering.
Example: "Shutter the windows: there's a storm coming!"
- To close up (a building) for a prolonged period of inoccupancy.
Example: "It took all day to shutter the cabin now that the season has ended."
- To cancel or terminate.
Example: "The US is seeking to get Iran to shutter its nuclear weapons program."
- The act of closing something with shutters.
- The winding down of a business, a publication, etc.
- Formwork.
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