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upshutting

upshutting is the present participle and gerund of upshut.

Meaning of upshut

Verb

upshut (third-person singular simple present upshuts, present participle upshutting, simple past and past participle upshut)

  1. (archaic, poetic, transitive) To shut up; to close.
    • Now in due order all again
      Into its place he puts;
      The Sanctuary arranges; then
      Withdraws, and that upshuts.1854, Friedrich Schiller, Montagu Montagu, The Song of the Bell: And Other Poems, page 133

Questions about upshutting

What is upshutting the present participle and gerund of?
Upshutting is the present participle and gerund of upshut.

Words near upshutting in the dictionary

  1. upshoved
  2. Upshur
  3. Upshur County
  4. upshut
  5. upshuts
  6. upshutting
  7. upsidaisy
  8. upside
  9. upside down
  10. upside down fridge
  11. upside down fridges

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