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shutting in
verb as in imprison
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verb as in pen
verb as in restrict
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verb as in barricade
verb as in surround
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verb as in besiege
verb as in bottle up
verb as in cage
verb as in mew
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verb as in coop
verb as in corral
verb as in enclose
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verb as in enslave
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verb as in envelop
verb as in hem/hem in
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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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