shallow
adjective
of little depth; not deep.
had shallowed
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past perfectof shallow.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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This change could only be accounted for on the supposition that the water had shallowed to a considerable extent, and that the vessel was, in fact, passing over some submarine Ben Nevis or Skiddaw.
From The Story of the Atlantic Telegraph by Henry M. (Henry Martyn) Field
This boundary river on the northern border of Texas was a terror to trail drovers, but on our reaching it, it had shallowed down, the flow of water following several small channels.
From The Log of a Cowboy A Narrative of the Old Trail Days by Andy Adams
No land was now in sight, yet the water had shallowed to six fathoms; it was therefore deemed prudent to come to an anchor.
