shoaling

shoal

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shohl]
- /ʃoʊl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shohl]
- /ʃoʊl/

Definitions of shoaling word

noun shoaling any large number of persons or things. 1
noun shoaling a school of fish. 1
adjective shoaling of little depth, as water; shallow. 1
verb without object shoaling to collect in a shoal; throng. 1
verb with object shoaling to cause to become shallow. 1
verb with object shoaling Nautical. to sail so as to lessen the depth of (the water under a vessel). 1

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Origin of shoaling

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; (adj.) Middle English (Scots) shald, Old English sceald shallow; (noun and v.) derivative of the adj.

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Parts of speech for Shoaling

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Shoaling

shoaling popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

shoaling usage trend in Literature

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