shovel
noun
an implement consisting of a broad blade or scoop attached to a long handle, used for taking up, removing, or throwing loose matter, as earth, snow, or coal.
shovelled
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past participleof shovel.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof shovel.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
shovelnounan implement consisting of a broad blade or scoop attached to a long handle, used for taking up, removing, or throwing loose matter, as earth, snow, or coal.
Example Sentences
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The mud in the pit is sifted and shovelled.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
The moves in yields have shovelled pressure on currencies offering low returns.
From Reuters ● Aug. 22, 2023
As the waste was brushed, scooped and shovelled off the ground, the 12-day smell really hit home with commuters taking wide berths around the operation.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2022
Elsewhere in the central Madagascar region of Haute Matsiatra villagers shovelled mud from a road on Sunday to clear damage from a landslide caused by Batsirai.
From Reuters ● Feb. 6, 2022
Or was it all thrown away, shovelled into dustpans?
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
