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.
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2025
Manually focus the lens on the stars (or set the lens to infinity focus), use a shutter speed of 30 seconds, then adjust the settings for aperture (from around f/2.8) and ISO (800-1600), and shoot in raw.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
James Powel, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2025
Department and big box stores have shuttered some or all of their locations — even the once staple of every mall, Forever 21, couldn't stave off online competition.
—Reia Li, AZCentral.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Trim trees; install storm shutters, accordion shutters, and/or impact glass; seal outside wall openings.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2025
Manually focus the lens on the stars (or set the lens to infinity focus), use a shutter speed of 30 seconds, then adjust the settings for aperture (from around f/2.8) and ISO (800-1600), and shoot in raw.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Verb
The move, announced in February, shutters the mega-corporation's competitor to the Google Play store on Android devices.
—James Powel, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2025
Department and big box stores have shuttered some or all of their locations — even the once staple of every mall, Forever 21, couldn't stave off online competition.
—Reia Li, AZCentral.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Shutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shutter. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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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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