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sea shelling

sea shelling verb: the act or practice of collecting sea shells. Also the present participle of sea shell.

Verb

sea shelling (uncountable)

  1. The act or practice of collecting sea shells.

Also used as

sea shelling is also the present participle of sea shell.

Forms of sea shelling

alternative formseashelling
alternative formsea-shelling

Origin of sea shelling

From sea shell + -ing.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Questions about sea shelling

What does sea shelling mean?
Sea shelling means the act or practice of collecting sea shells.
What part of speech is sea shelling?
Sea shelling is a verb.

Words near sea shelling in the dictionary

  1. sea serpents
  2. sea shanties
  3. sea shanty
  4. sea shell
  5. sea sheller
  6. sea shelling
  7. sea shells
  8. sea shilling
  9. sea shillings
  10. sea shrub
  11. sea shrubs

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