1
: one that shuts
2
: a usually movable cover or screen for a window or door
3
: a mechanical device that limits the passage of light
especially
: a camera component that allows light to enter by opening and closing an aperture
4
: the movable louvers in a pipe organ by which the swell box is opened
shuttered; shuttering; shutters
1
: to close by or as if by shutters
corporations shuttering their production plants
2
: to furnish with shutters
Examples of shutter in a Sentence
Verb
They locked the doors and shuttered the windows.
They declared bankruptcy and shuttered the store.
Recent Examples on the Web
Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2024
Balanced on a thin slice of land between the 110 Freeway and the Arroyo Seco flood channel, the home — not a house in the conventional sense — is framed under a stand of trees by a white lattice fence and window shutters.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2024
Window trim: When painting window trim, sashes, and shutters should be the darkest parts of your color scheme.
—Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Apr. 2024
Today, the establishment is part of Backwell’s Island Outpost hotel chain, and boasts 13 Georgian-style cottages adorned with plantation shutters, fretwork fanlights hand-crafted by local artisans, mahogany four-poster beds and French doors spilling out to private verandas.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2024
Spray on sponges attached to tongs or on a sock to clean dust off of blinds or plantation shutters.
—Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2024
Devices that trip the shutter for you are small, easy to use, wireless, and inexpensive.
—Michael E. Bakich, Discover Magazine, 24 Feb. 2024
The brief pointed to plummeting OB-GYN numbers and growing maternal health care deserts as hospitals across the state shutter or curtail their operations.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 12 Apr. 2024
That said, their shutter speeds aren’t nearly as slow as the LSST Camera.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 Apr. 2024
Rachel Sherman, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024
Most of the previous job losses last year were at locations associated with COVID-19 test manufacturing and resulted in Thermo Fisher shuttering three facilities.
—Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2024
Indianapolis dining:Suds drive-in returning for business in Greenwood Community members donated money to help the restaurant get by while it was shuttered in 2022, and about eight neighbors answered a call for volunteers to help get the property ready to reopen in 2023.
—The Indianapolis Star, 9 Apr. 2024
Store owners, residents and local officials are hoping the eclipse brings an economic boom to a city that was once a hub of industry and has struggled to recover from the pandemic that shuttered so many small businesses.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 5 Apr. 2024
In February, Shell shuttered six of its seven retail hydrogen stations in the state.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
One of Las Vegas’ longest-standing Strip casinos is shuttering its doors for good.
—USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2024
Oakland has come under the spotlight in recent months as businesses big and small have shuttered or relocated and campaigns have been launched to oust the city’s mayor and Alameda County’s chief prosecutor.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
The pier has been shuttered since October, when it was damaged by high surf.
—Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2024
Noun
Portable generators less than $3,000 are tax-exempt, as are emergency ladders (not extension ladders) and hurricane shutters under $300.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2024
Balanced on a thin slice of land between the 110 Freeway and the Arroyo Seco flood channel, the home — not a house in the conventional sense — is framed under a stand of trees by a white lattice fence and window shutters.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2024
Window trim: When painting window trim, sashes, and shutters should be the darkest parts of your color scheme.
—Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Apr. 2024
Today, the establishment is part of Backwell’s Island Outpost hotel chain, and boasts 13 Georgian-style cottages adorned with plantation shutters, fretwork fanlights hand-crafted by local artisans, mahogany four-poster beds and French doors spilling out to private verandas.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2024
Spray on sponges attached to tongs or on a sock to clean dust off of blinds or plantation shutters.
—Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2024
Devices that trip the shutter for you are small, easy to use, wireless, and inexpensive.
—Michael E. Bakich, Discover Magazine, 24 Feb. 2024
The brief pointed to plummeting OB-GYN numbers and growing maternal health care deserts as hospitals across the state shutter or curtail their operations.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 12 Apr. 2024
That said, their shutter speeds aren’t nearly as slow as the LSST Camera.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 Apr. 2024
Verb
The restaurant shuttered entirely in early 2021, forcing Mr. Lubnitzki to take his one-man show — garish and heavy on the shiksa jokes — on the road.
—Rachel Sherman, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024
Most of the previous job losses last year were at locations associated with COVID-19 test manufacturing and resulted in Thermo Fisher shuttering three facilities.
—Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2024
Indianapolis dining:Suds drive-in returning for business in Greenwood Community members donated money to help the restaurant get by while it was shuttered in 2022, and about eight neighbors answered a call for volunteers to help get the property ready to reopen in 2023.
—The Indianapolis Star, 9 Apr. 2024
Store owners, residents and local officials are hoping the eclipse brings an economic boom to a city that was once a hub of industry and has struggled to recover from the pandemic that shuttered so many small businesses.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 5 Apr. 2024
In February, Shell shuttered six of its seven retail hydrogen stations in the state.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
One of Las Vegas’ longest-standing Strip casinos is shuttering its doors for good.
—USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2024
Oakland has come under the spotlight in recent months as businesses big and small have shuttered or relocated and campaigns have been launched to oust the city’s mayor and Alameda County’s chief prosecutor.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
The pier has been shuttered since October, when it was damaged by high surf.
—Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2024
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“Shutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shutter. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
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shutter
1 of 2 noun
shut·ter
ˈshət-ər 
1
: a movable cover for a window that swings on hinges like a door
2
: a device in a camera that opens to allow light to enter when a picture is taken
shutter
2 of 2 verb
: to close with or by shutters
kept the house shuttered
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