shelling Synonyms
shelling Meaning
Wordnet
shelling (n)
the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
Webster
shelling (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Shell
Webster
shelling (n.)
Groats; hulled oats.
shelling Sentence Examples
- The enemy army engaged in heavy shelling throughout the night.
- Farmers were shelling beans to prepare them for dinner.
- The artillery unit bombarded the enemy position with intense shelling.
- The oysters were freshly shucked and ready for shelling.
- The sea turtle laid its eggs deep in the sand to protect them from shelling.
- Archaeologists carefully excavated a site, removing the debris by hand-shelling.
- The storm unleashed torrential rain, threatening to flood the streets and shell the buildings.
- The peas were so overripe that they were just ready for shelling.
- The mussels were steamed until they burst open, allowing for easy shelling.
- The shelling of the marine animals damaged the fragile ecosystem.
FAQs About the word shelling
the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific targetof Shell, Groats; hulled oats.
peeling, barking, shucking, scaling, hulling,husking, stripping, denuding,skinning, exposing
No antonyms found.
The enemy army engaged in heavy shelling throughout the night.
Farmers were shelling beans to prepare them for dinner.
The artillery unit bombarded the enemy position with intense shelling.
The oysters were freshly shucked and ready for shelling.
