conch
/ˈkɑŋk/ verb C2- To refine the flavour and texture of chocolate by warming and grinding, either in a traditional concher, or between rollers.
- To play a conch seashell as a musical instrument, by blowing through a hole made close to the origin of the spiral.
He/she/it conches · Past conched · Past participle conched · -ing form conching
Verb forms
- Base form
- conch
- He/she/it
- conches
- Past
- conched
- Past participle
- conched
- -ing form
- conching
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The door was open behind them, held back by a big pink conch shell with hints of sea sunsets in its smooth inner convolutions.
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