shut·ter [shuttershuttersshutteredshuttering] BrE [ˈʃʌtə(r)] NAmE [ˈʃʌtər] noun 1. usually plural one of a pair of wooden or metal covers that can be closed over the outside of a window to keep out light or protect the windows from damage •to open/close the shutters •They explored, throwing open the shutters in each of the big rooms. • (BrE, figurative)More than 70 000 shopkeepers have been forced to put up the shutters (= close down their businesses) in the past year. 2. the part of a camera that opens to allow light to pass through the ↑lens when you take a photograph •the quiet click of the shutter Idiom: ↑put down the shutters
Example Bank: •As the princess approached you could hear hundreds of camera shutters clicking. •Daylight was filtering through the shutters when he woke up. •He left the shutter open. •He threw open the shutters to cool the room. •I could feel the shutters coming down in her mind. •She could be seen waiting for him behind half-closed shutters. •The store had put up the shutters for the night. •You will need a fast shutter speed for photographing sport. •You will need a fast shutter speed to photograph racing. •to press the shutter release
