adj · noun · verb · 12 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈkləʊzɪŋ/
General-American:/ˈkloʊzɪŋ/
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rhymes with -əʊzɪŋ
CMU ARPABET:K L OW1 Z IH0 NG
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Pertaining to the finish or ending of a series of events; occurring at the end or after all others.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
I'd like to add some closing words.
The closing scene of Miller's "Death of a Salesman" cannot but evoke a feeling of deep pathos.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The act by which something is closed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
openings and closings of doors
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The end or conclusion of something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
the closing of a popular play
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
The final procedure in a house sale, when documents are signed and recorded.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
In morphology, the erosion of the dilation of a set.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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6
verb
Meaning 6
present participle and gerund of close
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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7
adjective
Meaning 7
final or ending
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the closing stages of the election
the closing weeks of the year
the closing scene of the film
closing remarks
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: opening
8
noun
Meaning 8
a concluding action
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.