Shallowing

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of becoming shallower.

    "The main 200-feet basin is about 8 miles long; it includes three areas of over 300 feet, which, however, are only separated by very slight shallowings."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of shallow form-of, gerund, participle, present

Example

More examples

"The main 200-feet basin is about 8 miles long; it includes three areas of over 300 feet, which, however, are only separated by very slight shallowings."

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