- present participle of shell.
shelling
Example Sentences
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Despite some listeners’ comfort with shelling out, a majority of those surveyed were still concerned about prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Netflix has revealed just how big it is betting on artificial intelligence, shelling out more than half a billion dollars for one of the early AI movers in Hollywood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Also on Saturday, Russia's defence ministry proposed Kyiv halt shelling in Kostyantynivka on Monday between 0900 and 1500 GMT to carry out a "humanitarian" operation to hand over "the bodies of killed Ukrainian soldiers".
From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026
Mark paid Williams £44,000 - but ended up shelling out an extra £20,000 to get the job finished without him.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
She’d been shelling butter beans on the porch, and sweat glistened on the pearls of hair around her forehead.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
