shutter
noun
a solid or louvered movable cover for a window.
were shuttering
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past progressiveof shutter.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Taco in 2018, which was revamping at a time when the city’s indie publications were shuttering or faltering.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2025
As US factories were shuttering and new Japanese brands entered the market, pundits were talking about Japan surpassing the US as the world's leading economy.
From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2025
That “Coal Country” was itself killed by Covid-19 — it opened on March 3 and closed eight days later, as New York theaters were shuttering — suggests the authors’ urgency to understand what was happening.
From New York Times ● Jul. 9, 2020
Just as the pandemic worsened and movie theaters were shuttering, Universal Pictures shifted the film’s release to video on demand, leading a charge straight through the theatrical window.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 29, 2020
"Yes,"—but it was scarcely a whisper, and the flaxen lashes were shuttering the gray eyes tight.
From The Rich Little Poor Boy by Eleanor Gates
