ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Shelling

Definition & Meaning

Pronunciation /ˈʃɛlɪŋ/ · Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Shelling is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of shell.

Meaning

present participle and gerund of shell.

More Meanings

  1. An artillery bombardment.
  2. The removal of the shell from a nut, pea etc.
  3. (uncountable) Grain from which the husk has been removed.
  4. Shallow, irregular cracks that appear on the surface of a coating such as plaster or mortar.
  5. (topology) An ordering of the facets of a boundary complex such that the intersection of each facet (other than the first) with the union of all preceding facets is homeomorphic to a ball or sphere. See Shelling (topology)

Word Forms

Synonyms for shelling

Depending on context, synonyms include barrage, bombardment, battery.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include bombardment, barrage, battery, bombarding, artillery, shrapnel.

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