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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)

  1. (literary, rare) 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]...

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Questions about inshelling

What is inshelling the present participle and gerund of?
Inshelling is the present participle and gerund of inshell.

Words near inshelling in the dictionary

  1. insheathes
  2. insheathing
  3. insheaths
  4. inshell
  5. inshelled
  6. inshelling
  7. inshells
  8. inshelter
  9. insheltered
  10. insheltering
  11. inshelters

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