shell
noun
a hard outer covering of an animal, as the hard case of a mollusk, or either half of the case of a bivalve mollusk.
am shelling
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present progressiveof shell (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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When I am shelling out hard-earned money for a deck, I'd buy one that is not made in China.
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