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View definitions for shutting in

shutting in

verb as in pen

verb as in barricade

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verb as in cage

verb as in corral

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verb as in impound

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Example Sentences

"My little sister's head is washed to-morrow, at sky shutting-in time," said she.

The custom of this town requires that a bull be given to the populace immediately after the shutting-in.

At last, when the snow was about gone from the open fields, one evening at the shutting-in of dark, the voices came.

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On this page you'll find 507 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to shutting in, such as: apprehend, commit, detain, hold, incarcerate, and jail.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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