shut
verb (used with object)
to put (a door, cover, etc.) in position to close or obstruct.
am shutting
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present progressiveof shut (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Blessed to announce that I am shutting down my recruitment process and will be attending UCLA...💔🤙🏿
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2019
He thinks I am shutting myself in with our baby and it is not healthy.
From Slate ● Feb. 14, 2018
“I am shutting down engine No. 1,” he said, and then veered back to the airstrip.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 11, 2016
“I haven’t changed my opinion one iota… and I am shutting your butt down.”
From Salon ● Jan. 11, 2013
“Yes,” he answered, gravely, “I hear it calling now; and I am shutting my ears, because I know that it has nothing worth having to offer me.”
From Burning Sands by Arthur Weigal
