shut
verb (used with object)
to put (a door, cover, etc.) in position to close or obstruct.
had been shutting
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past perfect progressiveof shut.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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At an October 2018 hearing, he testified that for six years he had been shutting down Walker Row because it was not profitable.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 29, 2022
Cisco had been shutting down some of its underperforming units, such as the Flip camera, and has put a renewed focus on its core businesses that offer networking and routing equipment.
From Reuters ● May 9, 2011
She had been shutting up and seeing to Mrs. Palmer's coffee.
From Old Kensington by Miss Thackeray
His very kindness might have warned her as to his real feeling for her, and it seemed to Janey as if for months she had been shutting her eyes forcibly against the truth.
From Notwithstanding by Mary Cholmondeley
The door had been shutting for a good while.
From Quiet Talks on John's Gospel by S. D. (Samuel Dickey) Gordon
