shelling

Meanings

• Verb

  The act of removing the outer covering or casing of an object or nut.

  - "He spent hours every day in the oyster bed, shelling pearls."
  - "After the chestnuts have been roasted, they need to be shelled before eating."

• Noun

  The sound made by the explosion or bursting of a bomb or firework.

  - "The shelling of the city lasted for hours."
  - "The sound of shelling was heard for miles around."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with shelling
bell , cell , knell , spell , swell

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Variants

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shell , shelled , shelling , shells , shell out , shelled out , shelling out , shells out

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Forms

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past tense: shelled, past participle: shelled, gerund: shelling

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Etymology

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The Old English word 'scellan' meant 'to cut, to cleave'. The word 'shell' comes from the Old English 'scell' or 'scelan', meaning 'a hollow part' or 'a case'.

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Trivia

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1. The largest oyster ever recorded was over 13 inches long and weighed over 14 pounds. It was shelled in 1938 in Apalachicola Bay, Florida.

2. The word 'shellfish' comes from the Old English 'scelge fisc', meaning 'hollow-backed fish'. This referred to fish that lived in or near the shore and had hard shells, such as clams, mussels, and oysters.

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Related Concepts

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1. Harvesting: Shelling is a type of harvesting, specifically used to gather shellfish or nuts that are encased in a hard shell.

2. Pearl diving: Pearl diving involves shelling oysters or other mollusks to extract pearls.

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Culture

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Shelling is a common activity in many cultures, particularly those with access to abundant sources of shellfish or nuts. In literature, shelling is often used metaphorically to represent the process of revealing hidden truths or meanings.

How to Memorize "shelling"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the process of opening an oyster or nut and removing the edible part from the shell.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'shelling' with the image of an oyster bed or a nut cracker.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Shellfish in the Shell' to remember the meaning of 'shelling'.

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