to shallow
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4.6
- verb
- /ˈʃæloʊ/
:
hacer menos profundo
- Flight, we're still shallowing up a bit in the re-entry corridor.
- shallow up
And that's because it's the profile steepest here and then shallows out, right?
- And that's because it's the profile steepest here and then shallows out, right?
Examples
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They're still shallowing a bit up there.
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The lake shallowed near the edge, making it easy to walk across.
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Every time he would answer with an invitation to go deeper, she kept the interview shallowing along.
Blog text (3) -
We're shallowing!
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Shallowing fast.
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Shallowing rapidly.
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Maybe they're still venting something and that's throwing off the trajectory, but we are definitely shallowing again.
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As the tide receded, the beach shallowed and revealed more sand.
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During the dry season, the river shallowed significantly, exposing rocks that were usually submerged.
Synonyms
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6.5
To become less deep so boats cannot pass
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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7.8
A boat with a bottom that does not go deep so it can move in shallow water
Surface Forms
Etymology
To shallow is formed from the adjective shallow and the old English root sceald meaning 'not deep', so the verb means to make something less deep. For example, adding sand to a pond will shallow the water so it does not go down as far.