closing
UK/ˈkləʊzɪŋ//ˈkloʊzɪŋ/
closing noun: the act by which something is closed. Also the present participle and gerund of close.
Noun
closing (plural closings)
- The act by which something is closed.
- openings and closings of doors
- The end or conclusion of something.
- the closing of a popular play
- The final procedure in a house sale, when documents are signed and recorded.
- In morphology, the erosion of the dilation of a set.
Adjective
closing (not comparable)
- Pertaining to the finish or ending of a series of events; occurring at the end or after all others.
- I'd like to add some closing words.
- The closing scene of Miller's "Death of a Salesman" cannot but evoke a feeling of deep pathos.
- Synonyms:
- latter
Also used as
closing is also the present participle and gerund of close.
closing meaning in Malayalam and Kannada
closing in Malayalam
- അടയ്ക്കൽ
closing in Kannada
- ಮುಚ್ಚುವುದು
Examples of closing in a sentence
- The runner in second place is closing the gap on the leader.
- We’ll schedule closing arguments for Thursday, and the jury will have the case by that afternoon.
- After locking the door and closing the shades, they lit the joint.
Synonyms of closing
Forms of closing
| plural | closings |
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Words formed from closing
Phrases with closing
- closing in
- closing up
- closing off
- closing out
- closing cost
- closing down
- closing sale
- closing time
- closing with
- closing forms
- closing in on
- closing round
28 more phrasesFewer phrases
- closing times
- closing speeds
- number closing
- closing in upon
- closing one eye
- closing the face
- closing the loop
- closing arguments
- closing for press
- closing the books
- closing the range
- closing ceremonies
- Closing Government
- closing one's ears
- closing one's eyes
- closing one's mind
- Closing Opposition
- closing one's doors
- closing the book on
- closing the door on
- closing time effect
- closing time effects
- when is closing time
- closing one's eyes for the last time
- closing one's eyes and thinking of England
- closing the barn door after the horse has bolted
- closing the stable door after the horse has bolted
- closing the stable door after the horse has been stolen
Words that rhyme with closing
Questions about closing
- What does closing mean?
- Closing means the act by which something is closed.
- What is closing in Malayalam?
- Closing in Malayalam is അടയ്ക്കൽ. See Closing meaning in Malayalam.
- What part of speech is closing?
- Closing can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce closing?
- Closing is pronounced /ˈkləʊzɪŋ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of closing?
- The plural of closing is closings.
Words near closing in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: closing (page history and authors); closing (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); closing (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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