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shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted

shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted is the present participle and gerund of shut the stable door after the horse has bolted.

Meaning of shut the stable door after the horse has bolted

Verb

shut the stable door after the horse has bolted (third-person singular simple present shuts the stable door after the horse has bolted, present participle shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted, simple past and past participle shut the stable door after the horse had bolted)

  1. Synonym of close the stable door after the horse has bolted.

Questions about shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted

What is shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted the present participle and gerund of?
Shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted is the present participle and gerund of shut the stable door after the horse has bolted.

Words near shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted in the dictionary

  1. shutting one's gob
  2. shutting one's head
  3. shutting one's mouth
  4. shutting one's trap
  5. shutting out
  6. shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted
  7. shutting up
  8. shutting up like a clam
  9. shutting up shop
  10. shutting-up
  11. shuttings

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