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shovel

/ˈʃʌvəl/ /ˈʃʌvəl/
General
  1. 1 küremek, kürekle atmak

Definition (English)

To move snow, earth, coal or similar material with a shovel.

Example Sentences

  1. Please shovel the snow from the driveway.
    Lütfen araba yolundaki karı küre.
  2. He shoveled the coal into the furnace.
    Kömürü kürekle kazana attı.
Informal
  1. 1 (ağzına) tıkıştırmak

Definition (English)

To put large amounts of something somewhere quickly, especially food into the mouth.

Example Sentences

  1. The hungry boy shoveled spoonfuls of rice into his mouth.
    Aç çocuk kaşık kaşık pilavı ağzına tıkıştırdı.
  2. Don't shovel your food; eat slowly.
    Yemeğini ağzına tıkıştırma, yavaş ye.

Verb Forms Regular

Base shovel
/ˈʃʌvəl/
Past shoveled
/ˈʃʌvəld/
Participle shoveled
/ˈʃʌvəld/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edshovel → shoveled

Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.

Same rule: work → worked · want → wanted · help → helped

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil yumuşak (ötümlü) bir ünsüzle, /l/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. shoveled /ˈʃʌvəld/

Synonyms

Collocations

shovel snowshovel dirtshovel coalshovel soilshovel gravelshovel sand

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