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• past tense form of shell.
• past participle of shell.

shelled

American  

[sheld] / ʃɛld /

adjective

1. having the shell removed.

   shelled pecans.

2. (especially of field corn, grain, etc.) removed from the ear or husk.

3. having or enclosed in a shell.

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Other Word Forms

• unshelled
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of shelled

First recorded in 1570–80; shell + -ed ²

Example Sentences

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shelled

Weeks later, in July 2014, Drapatiy coordinated the safe withdrawal of 260 troops from an area that was encircled and relentlessly shelled for weeks by Russian forces.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

My parents wanted to save my life, and so they shelled out the cash, my father taking on side jobs to pay for it.

From MarketWatch ● May 27, 2026

And a few months later, in November of that year, £354.70 was shelled out on an assortment of Le Creuset espresso and cappuccino mugs in the space of just four days.

From BBC ● May 25, 2026

But for both Sun Peaks, which shelled out $180,000 for a larger blanket, and Bogus Basin, which spent $120,000, the investment has paid off.

From Slate ● Apr. 11, 2026

And a British battleship shelled and destroyed a Turkish fort guarding the Dardanelles, the narrow sea channel leading from the Mediterranean to the Black Sea and Russia beyond.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman