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closing one's doors

closing one's doors is the present participle and gerund of close one's doors.

Meaning of close one's doors

Verb

close one's doors (third-person singular simple present closes one's doors, present participle closing one's doors, simple past and past participle closed one's doors)

  1. (factory etc.) To close down.
    • The end of an era was marked on January 19, when the old depot at Gosforth closed its doors for the final time.2023 February 8, “News in pictures: Metro maintenance moves as Gosforth closes”, in RAIL, number 976, page 29

Questions about closing one's doors

What is closing one's doors the present participle and gerund of?
Closing one's doors is the present participle and gerund of close one's doors.

Words near closing one's doors in the dictionary

  1. closing in
  2. closing in on
  3. closing in upon
  4. closing off
  5. closing one eye
  6. closing one's doors
  7. closing one's ears
  8. closing one's eyes
  9. closing one's eyes and thinking of England
  10. closing one's eyes for the last time
  11. closing one's mind

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