slam shut
Frequency: 7.815.6 per million words
to close violently with a loud bang
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Examples (10)
- The wind caused the door to slam shut.
- He was so angry that he slammed the car door shut.
- With a loud noise, the heavy gates slammed shut.
- The children were playing, and the door slammed shut behind them.
- She accidentally slammed her fingers in the door as it slammed shut.
- The old wooden shutters slammed shut in the sudden gust of wind.
- The angry customer slammed the cash register drawer shut.
- He heard the distinct sound of the vault door slamming shut.
- After the argument, she slammed the window shut.
- The lid of the chest slammed shut with a resounding thud.