- 1to lift and move earth, stones, coal, etc. with a shovel A gang of workmen were shoveling rubble onto a truck. They went out in freezing conditions to shovel snow. to shovel the sidewalk/driveway (= to remove snow)
- 2(figurative) He sat at the table, shoveling food into his mouth.
shovel
verbNAmE//ˈʃʌvl//
shovel something (+ adv./prep.)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they shovel he / she / it shovels
past simple shoveled (Canadian English usually)shovelled
-ing form shoveling (Canadian English usually)shovelling
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