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.
will shovel
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future tenseof shovel.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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An open furnace on the back wall blazes with split logs of red oak and hickory, slowly burning down into coals, which the staff will shovel into five custom-made smokers.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 16, 2018
"I hope the Gray boys and the others will shovel snow," she cried impulsively.
From Rosemary by Josephine Lawrence
Ultimately they cried, "Yes, certainly we will shovel a range of mountains upon your back for you."
From Last Words by Stephen Crane
"I believe you; sad I mean to make my wooden spoon do the work of some people's silver ladles: grasped firmly, and handled nimbly, even a wooden spoon will shovel up broth."
From The Professor by Charlotte Brontë
As long as you shovel coal, you will shovel coal.
From The Cow Puncher by Robert J. C. Stead
