Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: closing
IPA transcription: [kl'oʊzɪŋ]
Pronunciations of closing
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adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: closing
    Meaning: final or ending; "the closing stages of the election"; "the closing weeks of the year"; "the closing scene of the film"; "closing remarks"
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: shutting, closing
    Meaning: the act of closing something
Usage examples
  • A Carol Closing Sixty-Nine
  • The evening was closing down tranquilly.
  • "Well, sir, closing the hatches should do the trick."
  • There was not much more room, but by closing up a bit they managed....
  • "What!" said Mr. Bird, coming in softly and closing the door behind him.
  • "Clear the track!" cried Mr. Sharp, as he saw the crowd closing up in front of him.
  • There is one point on which we would wish to say a word before closing this preface.
  • "Dear mother," he exclaimed hurriedly, closing the door, "things cannot go on as they are now."
  • Her prettiness was still visible in the darkness; she was opening and closing her enormous fan.
  • Baron Henry and the other came forth from the cell, carefully closing the wooden door behind them.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Avril Lavigne, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Gordon B. Hinckley, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Hurricane Ismael, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Richard M. Daley, License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Cold War, License CC BY-SA 4.0
6. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Harvey Milk, License CC BY-SA 4.0
7. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Copetown, Ontario, License CC BY-SA 4.0
8. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Mornington Crescent tube station, License CC BY-SA 4.0
9. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Peter Jennings, License CC BY-SA 4.0