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Shoveling

Shovel \Shov"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shoveledor Shovelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Shoveling or Shovelling.]

  1. To take up and throw with a shovel; as, to shovel earth into a heap, or into a cart, or out of a pit.

  2. To gather up as with a shovel.

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shoveling

alt. (context American spelling English) (present participle of shovel English) n. (alternative form of shovelling English) vb. (context American spelling English) (present participle of shovel English)

Usage examples of "shoveling".

It wearies me to imagine the preparations that will prove necessary, what dismantlings and shovelings, what wounds worked open for the sudden closure.