shuttered

Language: en

🇺🇸 /ˈʃʌtɜrd/

📖 Definitions

  1. adjective
    Fitted with or having shutters, typically referring to windows or doors that have been closed with shutters.; Closed or sealed off, often implying abandonment or inactivity, as in a building or business that has been shut down.
  2. verb
    Past tense and past participle of 'shutter': to close or cover with shutters.; Past tense and past participle of 'shutter': to close down or cease operations of a business, institution, or facility.; Past tense and past participle of 'shutter': to enclose or confine, as if behind shutters.
  3. adjective
    Describing eyes that are half-closed or narrowed, often suggesting suspicion, sleepiness, or concealment of emotion.

🔗 Details

Word forms

countable Plural: shutters 3rd sing.: shutters Past: shuttered Past part.: shuttered Pres part.: shuttering

Collocations

shuttered windowsshuttered storefrontsshuttered businessesshuttered doorsroll-down shuttercamera shutter

Derivatives

shutteringunshuttered

Synonyms

closesealboard upshut downblindscreen

Antonyms

openunshuttered

Commonly confused

shudder
EN: 'Shudder' means to tremble or shake with fear or cold; 'shutter' is a window cover or means to close down.

Spelling tips

EN: Do not confuse 'shutter' (a window covering or to close down) with 'shudder' (to tremble). They differ by only one letter but have entirely different meanings.

💬 Examples

  1. The old house had shuttered windows that blocked out the afternoon sun.

  2. The shuttered factory stood as a reminder of the town's declining economy.

  3. She shuttered the windows before the storm arrived.

  4. The company shuttered its last remaining store in the region.

  5. The prisoners were shuttered in their cells for the night.

  6. He gave her a shuttered look, revealing nothing of his true feelings.