verb Download 🔗Share To arrive at a shallow (or less deep) area. Examples : "The boat was shoaling as it approached the beach, and we could see the sand below. " nautical ocean sailing geography environment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To cause a shallowing; to come to a more shallow part of. Examples : "The captain worried that the heavy fog was shoaling their ship, pushing it into dangerously shallow waters near the coast. " nautical ocean sailing geography environment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To become shallow. Examples : "The colour of the water shows where it shoals." nautical ocean environment sailing geography Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To collect in a shoal; to throng. Examples : "The fish shoaled about the place." animal group ocean fish nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The formation of a shoal. Examples : "The local fishermen are worried about the increasing shoaling in the harbor entrance, making it difficult for their boats to pass. " nautical geology ocean environment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading