inshelling
inshelling is the present participle and gerund of inshell.
Meaning of inshell
Verb
inshell (third-person singular simple present inshells, present participle inshelling, simple past and past participle inshelled)
- To enclose in a shell.
- ’Tis Aufidius,
Who, hearing of our Coriolanus’ banishment,
Thrusts forth his horns again into the world;
Which were inshell’d when Coriolanus stood for Rome,
And durst not once peep out.c. 1608–1609 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Coriolanus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
- ’Tis Aufidius,
Questions about inshelling
- What is inshelling the present participle and gerund of?
- Inshelling is the present participle and gerund of inshell.
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