closing
/ˈkloʊzɪŋ/ noun B1- The act by which something is closed. · openings and closings of doors
- The end or conclusion of something. · the closing of a popular play
- The final procedure in a house sale, when documents are signed and recorded.
- In morphology, the erosion of the dilation of a set.
Plural closings
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She crept to the hole, caught Toto by the ear, and dragged him into the room again, afterward closing the trap door so that no more accidents could happen.
Have you any objection to my closing your shutters?”
Holmes crouched back against the wall, and I did the same, my hand closing upon the handle of my revolver.
The three men entered the fatal room together, while the horror-stricken butler followed at their heels, closing the door behind him to shut out the terrible scene from the maid servants.
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