closeting
present participle ofcloset
closet
verb[Tusually passive]
uk/ˈklɒz.ɪt/us/ˈklɑː.zɪt/to put yourself in aplace,especiallyaclosedspace, andstaythere:
Twoweeksbefore myexamsI closeted myself(away) inmyroomwith mybooksand I didn'tspeakto anyone.
Thepresidenthas been closetedwith(= having aprivatemeetingwith)hisadvisersfor severalhours.
Closing and blocking
- barricade
- batten
- batten down the hatchesidiom
- be snowed upidiom
- blocksomethingoff
- choke
- congest
- cork
- dam
- damsomethingup
- ensconce
- gum
- seal
- self-seal
- self-sealing
- shut
- shut(something)off
- shutsomeone/somethingin(something)
- snap
- the darkest hour is just before the dawnidiom
Examplesofcloseting
closeting
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Here, girls' tactics forclosetingpersonal music, whilst at once confirming their femininity through each other, have been reified as the costume-play-gathering-ghetto.
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It may be painful, but it is not harmful, and it is a lot better thanclosetingup a young man with a number of hardened criminals.
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Afterclosetingherself, it took her two years to write it.
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