- present tense form of shallow (3rd person singular).
shallows
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As they waded into the calm shallows of the Channel, their "taxi boat" came into view.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
A few children splashed in the shallows as the surfers paddled out to sea, fighting the crashing waves.
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
This is the kind of art that would find a suitable home in a crypto king’s Miami mansion, and whose pretense of depth can’t conceal its wallowing in the shallows.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
They frequent the shallows surrounding Friday Harbor Labs, the UW research facility located on San Juan Island.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2025
Taran uncoiled the ropes and, with Gurgi and Eilonwy following, made his way to the shallows.
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
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