Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to shovel
Participle: shoveled; shovelled
Gerund: shoveling; shovelling
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | shovel |
| you | shovel |
| he;she;it | shovels |
| we | shovel |
| you | shovel |
| they | shovel |
Perfect
| I | have shoveled; shovelled |
| you | have shoveled; shovelled |
| he;she;it | has shoveled; shovelled |
| we | have shoveled; shovelled |
| you | have shoveled; shovelled |
| they | have shoveled; shovelled |
Past
| I | shoveled; shovelled |
| you | shoveled; shovelled |
| he;she;it | shoveled; shovelled |
| we | shoveled; shovelled |
| you | shoveled; shovelled |
| they | shoveled; shovelled |
Pluperfect
| I | had shoveled; shovelled |
| you | had shoveled; shovelled |
| he;she;it | had shoveled; shovelled |
| we | had shoveled; shovelled |
| you | had shoveled; shovelled |
| they | had shoveled; shovelled |
Future
| I | will shovel |
| you | will shovel |
| he;she;it | will shovel |
| we | will shovel |
| you | will shovel |
| they | will shovel |
Future Perfect
| I | will have shoveled; shovelled |
| you | will have shoveled; shovelled |
| he;she;it | will have shoveled; shovelled |
| we | will have shoveled; shovelled |
| you | will have shoveled; shovelled |
| they | will have shoveled; shovelled |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | shovel |
| you | shovel |
| he;she;it | shovel |
| we | shovel |
| you | shovel |
| they | shovel |
Perfect
| I | have shoveled; shovelled |
| you | have shoveled; shovelled |
| he;she;it | have shoveled; shovelled |
| we | have shoveled; shovelled |
| you | have shoveled; shovelled |
| they | have shoveled; shovelled |
Imperfect
| I | shoveled; shovelled |
| you | shoveled; shovelled |
| he;she;it | shoveled; shovelled |
| we | shoveled; shovelled |
| you | shoveled; shovelled |
| they | shoveled; shovelled |
Pluperfect
| I | had shoveled; shovelled |
| you | had shoveled; shovelled |
| he;she;it | had shoveled; shovelled |
| we | had shoveled; shovelled |
| you | had shoveled; shovelled |
| they | had shoveled; shovelled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would shovel |
| you | would shovel |
| he;she;it | would shovel |
| we | would shovel |
| you | would shovel |
| they | would shovel |
Perfect
| I | would have shoveled; shovelled |
| you | would have shoveled; shovelled |
| he;she;it | would have shoveled; shovelled |
| we | would have shoveled; shovelled |
| you | would have shoveled; shovelled |
| they | would have shoveled; shovelled |
Imperative
| you | shovel |
| we | Let's shovel |
| you | shovel |
Verbs conjugated like 'shovel'
annul,
bevel,
cancel,
carol,
cavil,
channel,
chisel,
compel,
control,
counsel,
court-martial,
cudgel,
decontrol,
dial,
dispel,
dowel,
drivel,
duel,
empanel,
enamel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'shovel'
hovel,
chavel,
grovel,
hove,
hover,
howel,
scove,
shiver,
shoal,
shode,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
The forms with ortographic changes are used in British English, in American English the doubling of the consonant is usually omitted.
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. From Middle English schovele, schovel, showell, shole (> English dialectal shoul, shool), from Old English scofl (“shovel”), from Proto-Germanic *skuflō, *skūflō (“shovel”), equivalent to shove + -el (instrumental/agent suffix).
2. Cognate with Scots shuffle, shule, shuil (“shovel”), Saterland Frisian Sköifel (“shovel”), West Frisian skoffel, schoffel (“hoe, spade, shovel”), Dutch schoffel (“spade, hoe”), Low German Schüfel, Schuffel (“shovel”), German Schaufel (“shovel”), Danish skovl (“shovel”), Faroese skupla (“shovel”), Icelandic skófla (“shovel”), Norwegian skyfle (“shovel”), skyffel (“shovel, hoe”), Swedish skyffel, skovel (“shovel”).
3. Compare typologically Russian пешня (pešnja) (akin to пиха́ть (pixátʹ)), сово́к (sovók) (akin to сова́ть (sovátʹ)). See: Faroese '
skupla', Icelandic '
skófla'.
Verbs referencing "shovel"
English
scoop, German, Pennsylvania
schaufle, Swedish
skovla.
Sample Sentences
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They laid him in; and the men shovelled away, silently. They banked it up, and laid green turf over it.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)