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.
was shovelling
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past progressiveof shovel.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Mr Parker had spotted Mr Whitman while he was shovelling the driveway for his son, who was on his way home from a night shift.
From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2015
Charlie Parker, a former politician, was shovelling snow near his home in Nova Scotia when he spotted a dark shape moving through the snow.
From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2015
Two hours after the departure of McCabe, Frank, who was working the rocker while his chum was shovelling in the dirt, suddenly stopped, with expanding eyes.
From Klondike Nuggets and How Two Boys Secured Them by Orson Lowell
For there really was a line, though he admitted it might be difficult to see, considering all that he was shovelling upon her.
From Elizabeth's Campaign by Mrs. Humphry Ward
Well, in less time than it takes to cock your ears, that baby was shovelling pennies through the slit in my box and chuckling with joy.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, November 4, 1914 by Various
