The moisture causes the muscles to relax, which opens the shutters.
Imitation Is the Sincerest Form of Environmentalism - Issue 90: Something Green|Anastasia Bendebury & Michael Shilo DeLay|October 7, 2020|Nautilus
When the cycle starts, the shutters on the top of the box are closed, which allows the reservoir that contains the muscle to fill with water vapor.
Imitation Is the Sincerest Form of Environmentalism - Issue 90: Something Green|Anastasia Bendebury & Michael Shilo DeLay|October 7, 2020|Nautilus
When the coronavirus pandemic prompted Nasdaq’s operations to shutter offices earlier this year, it was not a completely unfamiliar scenario for staff.
We are entering a golden age for borderless, global teams|Jackie Bischof|September 27, 2020|Quartz
Do they really not look around them when they hit the shutter, or is it all part of a ploy to attract more attention?
Selfie Hall of Shame: Is Anywhere Safe From Sick Snaps?|Charlotte Lytton|October 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So she heard the shutter click and said ‘Oh no’ and came jogging over at me.
Anthony Cumia: ‘I Have No Regrets’|Lloyd Grove|July 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In his 2014 State of the Union address, Obama promised to shutter the prison built on Cuban soil by the end of the year.
Bergdahl Deal Could Be First Step to Emptying Gitmo|Josh Rogin|June 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Is it too corny to think of Bailey capturing love with the click of a shutter?
David Bailey’s ‘Stardust’ Shows a Keen Eye for Fine Faces|Chloë Ashby|February 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But to shutter Gitmo, he will need Congress to work with him.
All In on Gitmo: Obama Returns to Fight for a Shutdown|Daniel Klaidman|May 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The spray near the window had ceased its tapping against the shutter, and was listening too.
The Danvers Jewels, and Sir Charles Danvers|Mary Cholmondeley
When you feel better, we'll find out about this shutter business.
Faithful Margaret|Annie Ashmore
A shaft of light pierced the darkness, as a shutter was thrown open.
Brood of the Witch-Queen|Sax Rohmer
It became necessary to have more light, and Emily went to the window and opened the shutter.
The Best Short Stories of 1919|Various
Open here I flung the shutter, when, with many a flirt and flutter, In there stepp'd a stately Raven of the saintly days of yore.
The Ontario Readers: The High School Reader, 1886|Ministry of Education
British Dictionary definitions for shutter
shutter
/ (ˈʃʌtə) /
noun
a hinged doorlike cover, often louvred and usually one of a pair, for closing off a window
put up the shuttersto close business at the end of the day or permanently
photogan opaque shield in a camera that, when tripped, admits light to expose the film or plate for a predetermined period, usually a fraction of a second. It is either built into the lens system or lies in the focal plane of the lens (focal-plane shutter)
photoga rotating device in a film projector that permits an image to be projected onto the screen only when the film is momentarily stationary
musicone of the louvred covers over the mouths of organ pipes, operated by the swell pedal