shoal
/ʃəʊl/ verb C2- To arrive at a shallow (or less deep) area.
- To cause a shallowing; to come to a more shallow part of.
- To become shallow. · The colour of the water shows where it shoals.
He/she/it shoals · Past shoaled · Past participle shoaled · -ing form shoaling
Verb forms
- Base form
- shoal
- He/she/it
- shoals
- Past
- shoaled
- Past participle
- shoaled
- -ing form
- shoaling
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