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shutting one's face

shutting one's face is the present participle and gerund of shut one's face.

Meaning of shut one's face

Verb

shut one's face (third-person singular simple present shuts one's face, present participle shutting one's face, simple past and past participle shut one's face)

  1. (idiomatic, impolite) To stop talking; to be quiet.
    • Why don’t you just shut your face? I’m tired of listening to you.

Questions about shutting one's face

What is shutting one's face the present participle and gerund of?
Shutting one's face is the present participle and gerund of shut one's face.

Words near shutting one's face in the dictionary

  1. shutting in
  2. shutting of
  3. shutting off
  4. shutting one's eyes
  5. shutting one's eyes and thinking of England
  6. shutting one's face
  7. shutting one's gob
  8. shutting one's head
  9. shutting one's mouth
  10. shutting one's trap
  11. shutting out

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