What does "shovelling" mean?

The act by which something is shovelled.

What is a synonym for "shovelling"?

Common synonyms include: power shovel, spade, backhoe, bail, bar spade, bore.

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Noun

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The act by which something is shovelled.
"The latter is usually executed two spits deep, with two intermediate shovellings; but in the work in question, we should go down between three and four spits, without any shovellings."

Verb

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present participle and gerund of shovel UK, form-of, gerund, participle, present

""The whole of Germany is under a blanket of snow," blared the radio, quite oblivious to the fact that I'd just come in from shovelling the stuff."

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