closing

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun the act of closing something
noun the last section of a communication
noun approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap

It was the cemetery gate closing. — Les Misérables, Victor Hugo
I offer here the closing scene. — Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World, Mark Twain
Sir Henry waited for the closing of the door. — The Zeppelin's Passenger, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim

shutting

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