verb🔗ShareTo arrive at a shallow (or less deep) area."The boat was shoaling as it approached the beach, and we could see the sand below. "nauticaloceansailinggeographyenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo cause a shallowing; to come to a more shallow part of."The captain worried that the heavy fog was shoaling their ship, pushing it into dangerously shallow waters near the coast. "nauticaloceansailinggeographyenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo become shallow."The colour of the water shows where it shoals."nauticaloceanenvironmentsailinggeographyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo collect in a shoal; to throng."The fish shoaled about the place."animalgroupoceanfishnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe formation of a shoal."The local fishermen are worried about the increasing shoaling in the harbor entrance, making it difficult for their boats to pass. "nauticalgeologyoceanenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading