How do you pronounce shelled?

The recorded pronunciation is /ʃɛld/.

shelled

/ʃɛld/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.08 in modern English

Syllables: shelled
IPA: /ʃɛld/

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Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of shell

adj

Having a shell; testaceous.

adj

Having had the shell removed.

adj

Unable to keep up in a race, having used up one's reserves of energy.

Slang

Example Sentences

"the shelled slug of species Testacella haliotidea"
"shelled peas"

Usage

Slang

Derived Forms

nonshelled

Phrases

pitted-shelled turtle Santa Barbara shelled slug soft-shelled crab soft-shelled turtle

Synonyms

deshelled

Antonyms

unshelled

Rhymes With

held spelled yelled compelled expelled upheld smelled propelled withheld handheld weld excelled

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