is shoveling
- present progressive of shovel (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Scraaaaaaape: Midway through the second overtime, the ice crew is shoveling again but we’re still tied at 3.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 24, 2019
Booker takes some heat for unerringly finding the spotlight just as he is shoveling a widow’s sidewalk, but he is also willing to step into the klieg lights to talk about uncomfortable racial truths.
From Slate ● Jan. 11, 2017
While the shopkeeper is shoveling, he or she should also remove snow and ice from catch basins, keep hydrants clear and disperse any puddles that form.
From New York Times ● Jan. 30, 2016
If the user is shoveling in the food too rapidly, the fork vibrates and a light blinks as a warning to slow the munching down.
From Time ● Jan. 11, 2013
Justin is shoveling cereal in his mouth like he’s plowing snow.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
